History repeats Itself

Will we ever learn?

History certainly repeats itself;
Time and time again.
People wanting a better life -
To escape their shackling chains.

Doesn't our Statue of Liberty
claim in it's historical verse -
Give me your huddled masses -
It wasn't just a discourse.

All of us at one time,
Our ancestors were immigrants.
Where do we get off telling others
No entry - to those innocent?

I have no solution,
Perhaps other than this;
That we stop thinking of ourselves -
Sharing with others this freedom's bliss.

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prompt for Writer's Cramp 1/28/23 ▶︎

What happened in '21?

https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1921.html

Some things listed for 1921 were:
Emergency Quota Act - limited number of immigrants coming into the US
Ireland -- Irish Free State created
Babe Ruth Home Run Record
Coco Chanel introduces "Chanel No. 5".
Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery.