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Category Archives: Immigration
Tucson Rabbis Ask Ducey to Rescind Refugee Ban Proposal
From Arizona Public Media: The Tucson Board of Rabbis this week sent a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey asking him to reverse his stand on barring Syrian refugees from entering Arizona. Nancy Montoya talks with Rabbi Samuel Cohon of Temple … Continue reading
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America and the Nexus between Free Speech, Minorities and Refugees
Rabbis Abraham Cooper and Yitzhock Adlerstein write: There is no gene for hatred. Youngsters learn it from others—from parents and peers; from sermons and social media. So Americans would do well to heed calls to oppose hateful barbs aimed at … Continue reading
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What 1,000 Rabbis Should Have Said in Syrian Refugee Petition
Marc Dollinger writes in the Forward: Kudos to the more than 1,000 rabbis who signed a petition calling on the United States government to welcome refugees from Syria. An impressive feat, even in the digital age, to gather such a … Continue reading
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Who doesn’t have Canada envy sometimes?
I know it constantly afflicts me, no matter how much I pray to HaShem. I just think that these sponsoring rabbis and congregations should be forced to house these Muslims in their own homes for life. Let them experience the … Continue reading
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Thinking About Immigration Insurance
Steve Sailer writes: A commenter replies to my latest Taki’s column proposing that all immigrants be required to have immigration insurance against any harms they may visit up Americans: This is what I did for a living: design insurance and … Continue reading
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The Case For Immigration Insurance
Steve Sailer suggests that immigrants to America should have to buy insurance before coming here so that the country is protected from their misbehavior. Comments at Takimag: * The problem with the insurance angle is that insurance companies would not … Continue reading
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Why comparing Syrians today to those fleeing the Holocaust is a false analogy
Joseph Puder writes: Speaking at the National Achieves in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday (December 15, 2025), President Barack Hussein Obama compared the Syrian refugees now flooding Europe with Jewish refugees during World War Two (WWII), a comparison that is an … Continue reading
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An Open Letter To Mayor Bill de Blasio On Syrian Refugees
If you discovered poisonous snakes in your bedroom, would you hate the snakes or the people who put them in your home? No, I am not arguing that any people are inherently poison. No group, no religion, no race is … Continue reading
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Jewish Journal: Donald Trump’s American dream
Danielle Berrin writes: Just for fun, I decided to take Donald Trump at his word. After the Republican presidential candidate responded to the San Bernardino terror attack by calling for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United … Continue reading
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The Republicans Get The Simple Life
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Life becomes immeasurably simpler for Republicans if they come to terms with the fact that they’re the White People’s Party, or as Steve puts it, the Party of the Core. Trump is leading the party … Continue reading
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