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Encore: 'New Colossus' Poem Wasn't Just Tacked On To Statue Of Liberty White House adviser Stephen Miller's contention that the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus was only added later to the Statue of Liberty minimizes the poem's connection to the statue.

Encore: 'New Colossus' Poem Wasn't Just Tacked On To Statue Of Liberty

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Encore: 'New Colossus' Poem Wasn't Just Tacked On To Statue Of Liberty

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White House adviser Stephen Miller's contention that the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus was only added later to the Statue of Liberty minimizes the poem's connection to the statue.

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