Letter: The Statue of Liberty

I recently heard it said that the way things are going in our country today we might as well give the Statue of Liberty back to France. I totally disagree. When in the NYC area and I see Lady Liberty in its harbor, I'm filled with a sense of pride and awe. Especially inspiring is the plaque at the base of the statue with a segment of the poem "The New Colossus" by poet Emma Lazarus. Lazarus wrote, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door." Long may she stand as a symbol of hope and new beginnings for the downtrodden and oppressed of our world!