Category Archives: Immigration

Social Justice

Letters to the Fort-Worth Star Telegram: * Your Nov. 22 editorial (“Syrian refugees and terrorists are not the same”) said that “Jews must have cringed at the memory of times in their history … when they were required to wear … Continue reading

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ZOA Chief: Don’t Accept Syrian Refugees ‘Because They Hate Israel and Jews’

From Haaretz: Annual gala of Zionist Organization of America, featuring Sheldon Adelson, breaks into wild applause over far-right views and the prospect of a Republican president. NEW YORK – The United States should not accept any Syrian refugees, Zionist Organization … Continue reading

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What Did Americans Say About Jewish Holocaust Refugees?

From Haaretz: Back in the 1930s and ’40s, the fear was of Nazi and Communist infiltrators sneaking in along with the refugees rather than the ISIS militants or Mexican criminals that some fear today. JTA – They were called “so-called” … Continue reading

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The Visa Waiver Program

BY COLEEN ROWLEY AND GEORGIANNE NIENABER: All the hyped political angst regarding the possible resettling of a few thousand Syrian refugees stands in stark contrast to the relative lack of congressional concern about the equally, if not more inherently problematic … Continue reading

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THE BAD-FAITH ANALOGY BETWEEN SYRIAN REFUGEES AND JEWS FLEEING NAZI GERMANY

James Kirchick writes: The flood of refugees fleeing war in Syria, and the heated opposition to their resettlement in Europe and America, have inspired comparisons to the plight of European Jews who attempted to escape Nazi clutches over seven decades … Continue reading

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