However, the immigration director has stood by his comments, writing in a CNN op-ed Tuesday that "self-sufficiency has been a core tenet of the American dream." He also said that the poem specifically refers to European immigrants.
"Of course that poem was referring back to people coming from Europe where they had class-based societies, where people were considered wretched if they weren't in the right class," Cuccinelli told CNN Tuesday.
Just a guess but I think it may be that Mr. Cuccinelli is of Italian decent. If he was well versed in American history he would know that his ancestors were not welcomed with open arms in the US.
Now immigrants of color are considered "wretched" by many on the right.
"Of course that poem was referring back to people coming from Europe where they had class-based societies, where people were considered wretched if they weren't in the right class," Cuccinelli told CNN Tuesday.
Just a guess but I think it may be that Mr. Cuccinelli is of Italian decent. If he was well versed in American history he would know that his ancestors were not welcomed with open arms in the US.
Now immigrants of color are considered "wretched" by many on the right.
