Depicted here, an extra terrestrial-like figure with open arms offers a warm welcome to all humanity. This work was inspired by the iconic poem by Amma Lazarus inscribed on the Statue of Liberty –
“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!”
Through the image of a friendly figure with outstretched arms, the artist evokes the universal desire for all who immigrate to the United States to be welcomed on the shores of America.