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José E. Serrano: I don't think I ever saw on the Statue of Liberty, 'Give me your best and your brightest,' I saw, you give me, 'Give me…

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
I don't think I ever saw on the Statue of Liberty, 'Give me your best and your brightest,' I saw, you give me, 'Give me your poor and your tired,' and it goes to the hurting and yearning.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Serrano critiques the focus on attracting only the elite in immigration policy.

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