The New Colossus Poem Theme

Regarding immigration, Senator Sanders’s presidential plan reflects upon the themes and central ideas shown in the poem, The New Colossus. In this case, that America is open for anyone everywhere. Bernie resolution states that, “ all undocumented people who have been in the United States for at least five years to stay in the country without fear of being deported”.(Enforcement, par 2.) Bernie will do so through expanding the DACA and DAPA, developed by our current president, President Obama. The poem, The New Colossus, describes, “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”(Lazarus, line 13-14) That sentence is arguing that America can take care of everyone in any situation, and is there to help those …show more content…
Looking through the poem, at first glance there isn’t very strong evidence to support Bernie 's goal on immigration, everything I wrote above are things his plan will help, and possibly end with solving. Yet, really, the whole poem, or at least from the 4rth line down, relates to Bernie 's plan in a really simple way. The poem, The New Colossus, speaks of America as a immigrant heaven. Right now, America is not that immigrant heaven, and why, one of the largest reasons are these deportation and detention centers. Bernie 's plan eliminates that border, one of if not the largest border stopping America from becoming the American heaven. Because of that, Bernie 's plan directly relates to the poem, allowing the themes and central ideas of how America is represented in the poem to become reality. Bernie 's immigration policy is what will make the poem, The New Colossus’s themes and central ideas, especially about anyone anywhere being able to come to America and be help on their journey become expected and truly enter American society. Again, Bernie 's plan will allow everyone from anywhere truly enter