Mr. Speaker. on October 13. 1949. my family arrived in the United States. They had survived the Nazis and fled Stalin. They sailed passed the Statue of Liberty and set foot on American soil. Simple physical survival had been an incredible feat. In 1949 there were many countries that would accept refugees but America was the first choice. What was its attraction? What was it that created such an attraction for people who had survived hells that even Dante had not imagined? The security of a strong army that had defeated tyranny in World War II. yes. but others had armies that had fought as bravely.
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