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Emma Lazarus, 1883The New Colossus
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!"
Okay, so we don't want that last bit.
This isn't a thread about immigrants. This is a thread about what to do with the aged and infirm. The poor. The mentally ill. All those drains on society, Medicare and Medicaid. You want those programs cut. Social Security.
What do you propose be done with those who will be harmed by your choices.