March 2025

America’s Promise Remains: From Emma Lazarus to Today’s Displaced Talent

America’s Promise Remains: From Emma Lazarus to Today’s Displaced Talent Emma Lazarus’s Enduring Vision In 1883, New York philanthropist Joseph Pulitzer commissioned poet Emma Lazarus to help fund the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal. Her sonnet, “The New Colossus,” reframed America’s image from a conquering empire into a refuge of hope. Lazarus wrote, “Give me your

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