Statue of wall freedom showing the covered face divides social media users on immigration

A new wall painting arouses controversy around the world.

“The silent protest of the Liberty statue” was painted on a brick wall of a building on the rue de Chemin-de-Fer in Roubaix, in France, by the Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw. (See the video at the top of this article.)

The table was unveiled on July 3, just a day before the day of independence from the United States.

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“The values that the statue once represented – freedom, hope, the right to be yourself – have been lost for many,” said Leeuw, according to Euro News.

“Roubaix has a large migrant population, and many of them live in extremely difficult circumstances,” she said, referring to the city of the north of France. “The values that the statue once represented – freedom, hope, the right to be yourself – have been lost for many.”

A new wall painting entitled “The silent protest of the statue of Liberty” in Roubaix, in France, triggers a heated debate among many immigration problems. (Leeuw Judith via Storyful)

The painting represents the statue of freedom with nine points on its crown – the real statue has only seven – and with its hands covering its face.

Mural painting was intentionally placed in a city known for its high migrant population, according to reports.

About 22.3% of the Roubaix population was made up of immigrants in 2021, according to the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies.

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From Leeuw shared that it was nervous, the message would be too controversial, but said that the inhabitants adopted the message given the harsh realities of immigration in France.

In 2022, 69% of violent flights and other violent crimes, including sexual assault, on public transport in the Greater Paris region of the island of-France were perpetrated by foreign nationals, according to annual figures from the French Interior Ministry.

The mural is intentionally located in Roubaix, France, illustrated above – a city known for its high migrant population. (istock)

French president Emmanuel Macron said at the time: “If we look at the crime in Paris today, we can only fail to see at least half of the crime comes from people who are foreigners, either illegal immigrants, or while waiting for a residence permit.”

He also said: “In any case, they are in a very delicate situation, often coming by these channels (illegal immigration).”

Wall painting is in reaction to doubling by American immigration and the application of customs (ICE) on the application of immigration laws in the United States and the deportation of illegal migrants.

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A video published by the artist has become viral, amazing thousands of reactions on social media platforms.

“This exquisite and heartbreaking art expresses what I feel like an American citizen,” said a woman.

Another person wrote: “Thank you for that. Signed, the heart broken in the United States”

“If we look at the crime in Paris today, we can only fail to see at least half of the crime comes from people who are foreigners, either illegal immigrants, or while waiting for a residence permit.” (Nathan Laine / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Your open border policies ruined Paris. Return before judging us,” said a user.

Another person wrote: “Please see us and share this pain and shame with the world.”

Another individual said: “France: where they trap their political opponents.”

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The representative Tim Buchett, R-Tenn., Also weighed on social networks.

“It disgusts me. If a country was to kiss our (A–), it is France. My uncle Roy fought and died and is buried for their freedom,” posted the legislator on X.

The statue of freedom was offered in the United States by the French people and revealed to the world in the port of New York on October 28, 1886. (istock)

Another X user commented: “I agree with the mural.”

“I think we will have to free them once again,” joked an X user.

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“Well, of course, France would try to shame in the United States to have had border and immigration laws,” a person wrote. “They are part of the EU who likes to shame all countries that do not want mass immigration.”

The artist said she was nervous, the message would be too controversial, but said that the inhabitants kissed her given the harsh realities of immigration there. (Leeuw Judith via Storyful)

Another individual commented: “To say that it is phenomenal, it is an understatement and a powerful meaning! I greet you, my friend, my hero.”

Wrote another user: “It’s occupied France. I mean France fully occupied.”

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The statue of freedom was offered by the French people in the United States and revealed to the world on October 28, 1886, in the port of New York, affirming friendship between the two nations.