It means "Give us your poor ... who are yearning to be free" ... who are yearning to make something of themselves. America is the land of opportunity for those dying for...
It has nothing do with us becoming an even bigger welfare state for a bunch of parasites who vote Democrat.
Immigration is a wonderful thing, and I'll welcome anyone who does it legally and who wants to prove they can achieve a dream of...
My wife is a Mexican immigrant. Her parents brought here here. They became GREAT Americans...
But I resent the hell out of the parasites.