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Probably "This looks like the statue of liberty". Unless I saw the photos side by side, I doubt I'd notice that the Vegas one was not legit or that it looked any different from the real one.

Good thing the US Postal Office didn't make the same mistake and use a picture of a Las Vegas Elvis impersonator on their Elvis Presley Forever stamp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley_Forever_stamp

https://www.lasvegas-entertainment-guide.com/las-vegas-imper...

American made versus a foreign import?

The statue of liberty was a gift from France, so also foreign made.

I believe that was the implication

In another article I read they quoted the person in charge of the decision, who said that he found it on a stock photo site and just like that "newer take on Lady Liberty". Maybe he just thought it was from a different angle or was photoshopped to have softer features?

The statue is on Liberty Island, not Ellis Island.

They didn’t say it was but you can see it on the way to Ellis Island.