The quote on the statue of liberty states, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore" (1). Those famous words have been read by millions of people from every race, nationality sexual preference and religion on earth. As a result, of immigration policies that allow for Immigrants from every country to visit or immigrate to this great nation. Allowing each state to determine its own policies can lead to racist laws that ban individuals based on race, nationality, sex or nationality. Julia Young Writes, "Although some immigration hard-liners claim the main goal of these restrictions is to protect native-born workers, others are openly seeking ways to reshape immigration policy in order to make the U.S. immigrant population less Latin American, African and Asian, and - to put it simply - more white" (2). The current administration is pushing for immigration laws that ban specific countries from entering the united states based on nationality and religion. Furthermore, the administration is emboldened by support from of millions of Americans who agree with the president's policies on immigration. …show more content…
The Office of the Historian states, "Republican Senator from Vermont William P. Dillingham introduced a measure to create immigration quotas, which he set at three percent of the total population of the foreign-born of each nationality in the United States" (3). Federal law prohibits discrimination based on national origin, race, color, religion, disability, or sex. However, state like Texas still manage to pass laws like SB4 that as written by Suzanne Gamboa, "Will result in racial profiling and violations of the equal protection guarantees in the 14th Amendment because Latinos and other minorities will be subject to discriminatory stops and questioning by officers"