So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the U.S. is no longer worthy of the monument that was a gift from France nearly 140 years ago. As a member of the European Parliament and co-president of a small left-wing party in France,

French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann says the US no longer represents the values which led France to give it the historic landmark.

Give me your tired, your poor. Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ Now, 140 years after the famous green lady was gifted to America from France, a lawmaker has suggested it’s time the US gives it back.