In the midst of virulent anti-immigration legislation rampant in so many states now, I came upon this cartoon from the time of President Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921). Miss Liberty is complaining: “Mr. Wilson, if you are going to make this island a garbage heap, I am going back to France.” The Statue of Liberty was less than 25 years old at the time. The torch lifted at the golden gate had already dimmed.
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