“ Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free …”
Why Do They Come?
For more than 100 years, the words from “The New Colossus” have welcomed immigrants to the United States from all over the world. The words to this famous poem can be found on the Statue of Liberty, which stands on a small island in New York Harbor. The statue is a symbol of hope and freedom to those who come to the United States in search of a better life.
Immigration has played an important role in American history. The United States
Some immigrants risk their lives trying to get to the U.S. Many people left Cuba by boat in 1994 because of the country’s economic and political crisis.