Category Archives: Immigration

Jewish Groups Push For More Islamic Immigration

Nathan Guttman writes for the Forward: Since the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, Republican presidential candidates, led by Donald Trump, have mainstreamed everything from proposals for registering Muslims nationwide to … Continue reading

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The Jewish Journal Wants To Bring More Muslims To America

Danielle Berrin writes the Jewish Journal cover story: On Nov. 19, less than a week after the deadly series of terrorist attacks in Paris, Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, the 134-year-old refugee resettlement organization, was summoned to the … Continue reading

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Germany Cannot Reject Refugees

Here is a translation of a German news report: Germany cannot afford to reject refugees, says Josef Schuster, head of the Central Council of German Jews (Zentralrat der deutschen Juden). It (Germany) has brought “evil” upon others and is indebted … Continue reading

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ADL: Once We Were Strangers Too: The Jewish Responsibility to Welcome Refugees

Jonathan A. Greenblatt, head of the ADL, writes: Just as anti-Semitism was behind America’s denial of refuge to Jews in the 1930s and 40s, Islamophobia undergirds much of the anti-refugee sentiment today. It was wrong then, just as it is … Continue reading

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WP: In 1968, a British politician warned immigration would lead to violence. Now some say he was right.

Washington Post: Enoch Powell had long been known as a firebrand politician, unafraid to speak his mind and be provocative. A former classical scholar, few doubted his intellect, and his military service during World War II spoke to his bravery. … Continue reading

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