I got a question for you: "The New Colossus" is a sonnet that American poet Emma Lazarus (1849 -- 1887) wrote in 1883 to raise money for the construction of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, the poem was engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level.

Answer this question: who wrote the message on the statue of liberty?
Let's think first:
The important part for answering this question is: In 1903, the poem was engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level.
Therefore, the answer is Emma Lazarus.