Why is it so appropriate for the Statue of Liberty to be placed in New York Harbor right near Ellis Island?

It represent freedom

Explanation:

Ellis island the place where immigrants  that came into United States gathered in order to finish their final paper work. Many of these immigrants came into United States to seek either economic freedom or actual tyranny from their original country.

The statue of Liberty is a symbolic welcoming gesture that Untied States gave to these immigrants. It's sign that they have the fresh start and the freedom to pursue whatever they want the moment they arrive here.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts