Emma Lazarus’s poem was most likely carved onto the base of New York’s Harbor’s Statue of Liberty because the U.S. wanted to send a message of welcome to migrants fleeing poverty, war and oppression.
<h3>What was the poem of "The New Colossus"?</h3>
This is a sonnet written by Emma Lazarus, was written in 1883 for the fundraising for the construction of the Statue of Liberty.
The sonnet is all about the importance of the Statue of Liberty, and it is written that it is a beautiful statue who welcomes every person in the United States.
Thus, the correct option is b, The U.S. wanted to send a message of welcome to migrants fleeing poverty, war, and oppression.
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