Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "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-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Sounds to be like another American politician who doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about. It specifically says "the homeless, tempest-tost" you ignorant twat.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

Not taking sides but just want to point out that this line, when written, is directly referring to Europe.

And it's telling them to STFU.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

Not taking sides but just want to point out that this line, when written, is directly referring to Europe.

First they came for the northern white rhino, and you said nothing.

Then the orca, you said nothing.

When they came for the llamas, there was no one left to speak up.

Does it? What lands are more ancient than Africa?

Yes it does. See the American revolution and subsequent forming of the USA and the form of Gov. it took was in direct contrast to the European model. European nations were often refereed to as the old countries.

As for lands being ancient well aren't the all about the same age? If you mean civilizations the oldest recognized one is in the middle east. If you mean for where humans come from then yes Africa.

And yet "huddled masses" directly refers to Jewish refugees fleeing Russia, decidedly not Europe.

Unless you count the part of old Russia that was in Europe all the way up to the German and Austro-Hungarian empire at the time that the poem was written.