"It’s difficult not to contrast how the United States of 1938 was stepped up its response to Jewish refugees with how the United States of 2017 is responding to the largest global humanitarian crisis since World War II. Today, 65.6 million peoplehave been forcibly displaced from their homes globally, with 22.5 million registered as refugees. But since Trump took office, he has signed off on policies that aim to restrict immigration from certain countries and prohibit immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries...."
State Department releases historic refugee letter as White House plans to limit refugees – ThinkProgress
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