reporters. but when cnn s jim acosta challenged the philosophy behind the legislation, they got into a heated exchange. . the statue of liberty says give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, it doesn t say anything about speaking english or being able to be a computer programmer. aren t you trying to change what it means to be an immigrant coming into this country if you re telling them you have to speak english? can t people learn how to speak english when they get here? well, first of all, right now it s a requirement that to be naturalize jo izized you have t english. secondly, i don t want to get off into the whole thing about history here. but statue of liberty is a symbol of liberty and enlight erning the world. the poem that you re referring to was added later is not
to immigration. the statue of liberty says give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. it doesn t say anything about speaking english or being able to be a computer programmer. the statue of liberty is symbol of liberty lighting the world. the poem that you re referring to was added later. it s not actually a part of the original statue of liberty. with us tonight, best selling author and presidential historian michael beschloss, who also happens to have a truly great twitter feed every day and gave us at least one idea for our broadcast last night, but don t tell anybody. and pulitzer prize winning biographer and historian, john meacham. gentlemen, thank you so much for being with us. we should note to our audience, both of these gentlemen are friends. the three of us together are friends. so if i convey a certain happiness in these segments every once in a while, it is genuine. we will do the same. yes. thank you, michael. john, were you in on this conspiracy, the poe
a poem that hangs inside the pedestal that holds up the statue of liberty. one of the first sites immigrants have seen as they arrived at ellis island. here is that exchange. what the president is proposing here does not sound like it s in keeping with american tradition when it comes to immigration. the statue of liberty says give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. it doesn t say anything about speaking english or being able to be a computer programmer. the statue of liberty is symbol of liberty lighting the world. the poem that you re referring to was added later. it s not actually a part of the original statue of liberty. with us tonight, best selling author and presidential historian michael beschloss, who also happens to have a truly great twitter feed every day and gave us at least one idea for our broadcast last night, but don t tell anybody. and pulitzer prize winning biographer and historian, john meacham. gentlemen, thank you so much for being with us.
coming into this country who did not speak english very well. who may have been older or younger. and they have gone on to lead very productive lives in this country and have children who have been highly successful in this country. that s why this points system is something they re going to have a very tough time pushing through congress. you tried to push back with stephen miller, sort of had a back and forth. what happened? reporter: right. i essentially just asked, you know, what about the statue of liberty? and i read to him what is inscribed on the statue of liberty. essentially here s how it played out. you re proposing, what the president s proposing here does not sound like it s in keeping with american tradition when it comes to immigration. the statue of liberty says, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. doesn t say anything about speaking english or being able to be a computer programmer. aren t you trying to change what it means to be an immigrant comi
with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than centurylink. we do business where you do business. the president today promoted legislation to reduce legal immigration, giving priority to people who speak english and are highly skilled. senior advisor stephen miller talked about the plan at the white house and this happened with cnn s jim acosta. the statue of liberty says give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, it doesn t say anything about speaking english or being able to be a computer programmer. aren t you trying to change what it means to be an immigrant coming into this country if you re telling them you have to speak english? can t people learn how to speak english when they get here? well, first of all, right now