What does the statue of liberty represent to immigrants?

And for those fleeing oppression in Europe, the Statue of Liberty did seem to be holding a torch of welcome. Over the following decades, especially in the 1920s, when the United States began to restrict immigration, the words of Emma Lazarus took on deeper meaning. read more

The Statue of Liberty is the tallest statue in the United States. Visitors of the Statue of Liberty have to climb 354 stairs to get to the crown. There are 25 windows in Lady Liberty's crown. The seven spikes on the crown represent the seven continents of the world. The statue weighs 450,000 pounds. read more

This poem vividly depicted the Statue of Liberty as offering refuge to new immigrants from the miseries of Europe. The poem received little attention at the time, but in 1903 was engraved on a bronze plaque and affixed to the base of the Statue. read more