The immigrants are viewed as people who should be pitied and allowed in as they are mostly Jewish refugees, fleeing persecution, according to Emma Lazarus' The Colossus.
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Emma Lazarus was of the opinion that immigrants can be Americans as she used the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of a welcoming mother to all immigrants. She also felt that all immigrants were equal and one was not superior to the other.
Thomas Bailey in his poem, The Unguarded Gates, is critical of immigrants coming to America. From the tone of the poem, he is a white supremacist and also an advocate of nationalism which also shows that he thought some immigrants were less equal than others.
The Babel Proclamation by the Iowa Governor William Harding showed the controversial declaration that only English should be spoken in public places and also he had strong anti-German sentiments in the wake of World War I and he was anti-immigration and thought some immigrants were less equal than others.
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