From the New York Times Opinion Page: Nobody is in favor
RSSNo one is for open borders? What is the difference between her position and open borders? As far as I can tell, she believes that anyone who wanders in here is “entitled” to citizenship. That sounds like open borders to me.
Let’s face it: this woman cannot think straight. She specializes in emotion-laden non-sequiters. But that is now the MO of female pundits in the op ed page of the NYTimes.
Oh, she knows exactly what she is doing.
Let’s face it: this woman cannot think straight.
Let’s interrogate this passage of the text. I read this metaphor as pro-borders; the lamp shows the way but it also allows Miss Liberty to see who’s there. A door can only be read as pro-border and pro-wall, doors can be open or closed, even barricaded, and a door doesn’t stand alone. If there was no wall one wouldn’t need a door. Surely those on Ellis Island awaiting legal admission to the United States viewed the statue in the same manner, they knew there was no guarantee of admission merely by appearing at the golden door. Many forget that more people died at Ellis Island awaiting a decision than were lynched in the entire 20th century (U.S.A.).
“Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Linda Gottfredson surely deserves to be on the list of martyrs to the IQ cause . . .