Letter: Don’t forget America of yore

Certainly, there’s a need to keep America and Americans safe from terrorists, however, let’s not forget the America of yore as expressed by Emma Lazarus in her sonnet, “The New Colossus”:

“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-tossed, to me:

I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”

This story was originally published February 1, 2017 at 10:48 AM with the headline "Letter: Don’t forget America of yore."