Muslim Immigration Now vs. Jewish Immigration Then

The proponents of open immigration of Muslims to this country deride conservatives’ opinion that such legal immigration must be suspended until such time as we are able to vet the potential immigrants to eliminate any possible terrorists, which the FBI says we are unable to do now. They compare this cautionary measure proposed by conservatives to America’s refusal to admit to the United States in the 1930s Jewish escapees from Nazi Germany. In their opinion, we must let in all Muslims now to atone for our refusal to admit Jewish refugees from Nazism then. We hear this comparison from many liberal Jews, as well as from other progressives.    The comparison, however is mendacious and invidious. Conservative commentators on television have a visceral negative reaction when liberals raise this argument. They know it is wrong, but the media seem unable to articulate how the comparison is false. Commentators on the conservative side are inarticulate and...(Read Full Article)