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Culture February 22, 2017
Immigration activists unfurled a powerful sign reading “Refugees Welcome” from the observation deck of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday.
The 20-foot by three-foot red and white banner hung near the statue’s base, and was placed not long after the Department of Homeland Security announced a new plan for enforcing immigration changes made by President Donald Trump.
Inspired by that act, Twitter started a hashtag pondering #RejectedStatueOfLibertySigns, such as “*Some restrictions may apply.”
ENTITY looks at seven of the funniest – and most painful – rejected Statue of Liberty signs.
Twitter user @Alt_FedEmployee makes “Planet of the Apes” comparison with rejected Statue of Liberty signs hashtag.
“Damn them Trump, Bannon and co., damn them all to hell!”
“Time for you to go out to the places you will be from”
Hm, wasn’t someone else famously put out by a “no vacancy” … something about no room at the inn… ?
This rejected Statue of Liberty signs tweet recommends immigrants “proceed with extreme caution” due to new management.
The Statue of Liberty seems a bit more exclusive than she used to be.
Some people even had a little “National Lampoon’s Vacation” fun with the rejected Statue of Liberty signs hashtag.
This ridiculousness would be “National Lampoon’s Vacation”-level funny… if it weren’t so sad.
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Trump’s strong desire to block out immigration may be infuriating and depressing, but at least the #RejectedStatueOfLibertySigns Twitter trending hashtag can have you laughing through the pain for a little while.
And hey, an appeals court has stumped Trump before. So there’s always hope!
