On August 13, 2019, acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli released a portion of his updated version of the iconic poem on the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal. It included the line, “Give me your tired, your poor, who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.” Here are a few other edits he’s made to some American favorites: This land is my land, this land is my land From the Mexican border, to Rikers Island From detention centers, to the sprawling suburbs, This land was made for you and…
Author: Elizabeth Yuko
Elizabeth Yuko
Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and writer, and Adjunct Professor of Ethics at Fordham University. She has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Playboy, Ms. Magazine, Salon and Refinery29 among others. She was previously the Health & Sex Editor for SheKnows Media.