A French politician suggested the two countries no longer share the values that inspired the gift more than a century ago.

and was one of the first sights for immigrants who came to the US through nearby Ellis Island. The head of the Statue of Liberty on display in the garden at the Champ de Mars at the World’s Fair ...

"Give us back the Statue of Liberty," he said with a smile ... words of welcome greeted the millions of immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Statue of Liberty arrived on American shores ... For generations of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the torch-bearing figure represented hope and new beginnings. The statue’s ...