As one American observer wrote. "It is heartbreaking to think of the . . . desperate human beings . . . waiting in suspense for what happens at Evian. But the question they underline is not simply humanitarian . . . It is a test of civilization." At Evian. they began with high hopes. But they failed the test of civilization. The civilized world hid in the cloak of legalisms. Two nations said they had reached the saturation point for Jewish refugees. Four nations said they would accept experienced agricultural workers only. One would only accept immigrants who had been baptized. Three declared intellectuals and merchants to be undesirable new citizens. One nation feared that an influx of Jews would arouse antisemitic feelings.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizations about which types of immigrants are desirable (e.g., agricultural workers only, not intellectuals or merchants).