Italian Americans. and other European Americans during World War II. It is time for a full accounting of that sad chapter in our history. A second commission created by this amendment would review the treatment by the U.S. government of Jewish refugees who were fleeing Nazi persecution and genocide and tried to come to the United States. German and Austrian Jews applied for visas. but the United States severely limited their entry due to strict immigration policies. policies that many believe were motivated by fear that our enemies would send spies under the guise of refugees and by the unfortunate antiforeigner and antiSemitic attitudes that were. sadly. all too common at that time. It is time for the country to review the facts and determine how our immigration policies failed to provide adequate safe harbor to Jewish refugees fleeing the persecution of Nazi Germany. It is urgent that we pass this legislation. We cannot wait any longer. The injustices to European Americans and Jewish refugees occurred more than 50 years ago. Many of those who were harmed are no longer with us. the rest are very elderly. Americans must learn from these tragedies now. before there is no one left.
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Fear that enemies would send spies under the guise of refugees.