Remembering Emma Lazarus

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” The words of Emma Lazarus, mounted on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Lest we forget the faces of immigration – our grandparents, parents, friends and family, who built this country – at a time when immigration has now become miscast as synonymous with fentanyl, Venezuelan gangs and unsecured borders. On today’s episode of BoomerLennials, Josh and Doug welcome Emmy-nominated actor Mamoudou Athie (whose family was granted asylum from Mauritania) and Afghan-American entrepreneur Najlla Habibyar: her harrowing escape from the Taliban following the fall of Afghanistan was cellphone-documented and featured in the New York Times. Two of the Americans building this country now.