"Acosta: What the President is proposing here does not sound like it's in keeping with American tradition when it comes to immigration. The says, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." It doesn't say anything about speaking English or being a computer programmer. Aren't you trying to change what it means to an immigrant coming into this country if you're telling them you have to speak English? Can't people learn to speak English when they get here? Miller: Well, first of all, right now it's a requirement to be ; you have to speak English. So the notion that speaking English wouldn't be a part of the immigration system would actually be very ahistorical. Secondly, I don't want to get off into a whole thing about history here, but the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of liberty enlightening the world; it's a symbol of American liberty lighting the world. The poem that you're referring to was added later; is not actually part of the original Statue of Liberty."
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Stephen Miller (born August 23, 1985) is an American political advisor who has served as deputy chief of staff for policy and Homeland Security Advisor in President Donald Trump's second term since January 2025. Previously, he served as a senior advisor for policy and White House director of speechwriting to President Trump in his first term (2017–2021). Before then, he was communications director for then-Senator Jeff Sessions. He w
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