Give me your tired, your poor... In today's standings.. what does this mean?

Depends who you ask. To the extreme conservative hypocrite who never takes a man's charity but expects God to give him everything he wants, it means nothing, as they figure they possess all they need in life to survive so be damned to their fellow man. But to the extreme liberal hypocrite, it means a chance to make a fuss, give a penny and lend a hand so they can feel better about the fact they've never been able to get over the simple truth that nobody thinks they're as clever or interesting as they do.

The basic truth though is that helping overs helps ourselves, in the long run, and that it can fulfil the needs of both the selfish and the selfless.