To be fair, public charge laws had been on the books for decades prior to the 1930s, and the Immigration Act of 1924 was far more important as a mechanism for Jewish exclusion. But public charge laws were still a serious obstacle.
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They’re literally why HIAS exists—remember, the immigrant aid group that has been the target of antisemitic violence.
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The whole idea behind HIAS as a mutual aid society was helping refugees from pogroms in Russia in the late 19th century by securing Jewish immigrants from exemption on account of public charge laws.
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Yep, it’s why some of my Bubbys aunts and uncles and cousins ended up stuck in Lithuiana while the rest were here. They all died.
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That is so heartrending. But there were good people then who stood up and were counted and there are good people now.
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This is especially devastatinghttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/opinion/nazis-holocaust-disabled.html …
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People often forget that.
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trump will be gone soon; way before he can enforce this nonsense. See what we wroth with putting Kavanaugh in the SCOTUS? remember it was Susan Collins who cast the deciding vote.
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Let’s not forget that the ‘hallowed gentleman’ complacently sitting above the Senate chamber right now had to race to get his own of the 5 votes in, before presiding over the current Senate coverup.
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It makes me think of all the people that came with just a few dollars in their pocket and became a success.
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People are so proud of the rags-to-riches dream, the American success story. But ask them to put their money where their mouth is and welcome anyone to give it a try...
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