Freedom, Liberty, Right

On October 28th the Statue of Liberty will be 120 years old. The country will be roughly 230. The statues real name is Liberty Enlightening the World. In the big picture Liberty is supposed to be a woman escaping the chains of tyranny, which lie at her feet. I haven't ever seen a pic of the chains, and I visited the statue twice in my life and can't recall ever seeing them, but Encarta and the official web site claim they're there and that's enough for me.

The torch in her right hand is now beyond legendary, but in case you're not in to legdends its supposed to be the light of liberty. The popular myth says that the book in her right hand is inscribed with the words "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses" Its a myth. What the tablet says is July 4, 1776” (in Roman numerals). The famous quote is part of a larger poem by Emma Lazarus:

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name,
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "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!"

As much as I feel fascism lite is the flavor of the day in the United States the fact is that there are illegal immigrants marching in the streets to say they're not criminals and don't intend to leave. To me it doesn't seem like they have a leg to stand on, let alone march. Is there a difference between saying you have a right to enter an work in a country regardless of the laws and regulations of that country the same as saying you have a right to free speech, due process or privacy? Do we have a fascist government? I am still alive and not in prison. Are the Judges concerns well founded?