Deborah Lipstadt writes: “Years ago I began my exploration into the Holocaust by studying the American response. I was appalled by the deep-seated hostility American officials and bureaucrats showed toward Jewish immigrants. They erected, in the words of historian David Wyman, “paper walls” to keep out the foreigners. Jews were turned away simply and solely because they were Jews, even when that meant they would be sent to concentration camps. Seeing Aylan’s lifeless body washed up on a beach, who among us does not wonder: Is history repeating itself?”
A solid majority of American citizens for more than 150 years have been against more immigration but rarely have they had an opportunity for their views to be expressed in legislation. Why did America have an obligation to take in Jews or any other group? During the 1930s, America had massive unemployment and about 90% of the country was solidly against taking in immigrants.
It’s not the responsibility of Gentile nations to take in Jews or any other immigrants. It is their responsibility to act in their self-interest to perpetuate their culture, civilization and genes. It is up to Jews and other immigrants to prove that they will be more of a blessing than a curse to their host nations.
