“Give me your tired, your poor”

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

The inscription on the Statue of Liberty, from the poem “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, stands as a constant reminder of humanity’s moral obligation to welcome those seeking refuge from war, poverty and persecution, reminding us of our responsibility to protect the vulnerable.

The podcast series “Progress Report” welcomes Angeliki Dimitriadi for an in-depth discussion on immigration.