A Brief Note On American Response To The Holocaust

The Holocaust during the Second World War was a memorable time in American history, the US Government was in charge of deciding a decision during the Holocaust and what millions of refugees sought from the United States. The United States cut off settlements during the Holocaust for immigration purposes. In the Holocaust, the government withdrew from numerous circumstances where there was an abundance of conspiracy for segregationist immigration laws that didn't entirely proceed with purpose. Jews shared pressure on the federal government on trying to liberate them, with the betrayal of millions of refugees and Jews, they’ve known for their results in advance by the US. The government knew of several results in areas of government for non-intervention

The concern was, “America’s traditional open immigration policy ended when Congress enacted restrictive quotas in 1921 and 1924.” (American Response to the Holocaust). This policy wasn’t easy but wasn’t difficult either depending on the immigration laws that grant millions of Jews into the country. Demanding wasn’t only in the country, but with other nations too, “Britain refused to allow more Jews into Palestine, which it ruled at the time; the United States was similarly determined not to change its immigration quotas.” (American Response to the Holocaust). Similarly, to immigration quotas, they were self-determined for other countries to follow our act for immigration laws. Aside, from the crisis from other countries, the US had leaders who lead them personally, “American Jewish leaders organized a boycott of German goods in the hope that economic pressure might force Hitler to end his anto-Semitic policies and American Jews.” (American Response to the Holocaust). For instance, the Roosevelt administration was closely involved with Germans, as they tried to end the Holocaust caused by Hitler’s massacres. Although Jewish Americans boycotting Germans goods was to end the Holocaust, Americans believed that the country lacked resources to accommodate newcomers, and would

Moreover, it comes with political concerns, “Racism, anti-Semitism, and political and economic concerns have contributed to US inaction despite ant-racist action. In the 1920s, widespread efforts to limit immigration influenced the eugenics movements' calls to preserve the nation's “racial purity” for them.” (Untold Stories of American History - Smithsonian). This concern concerned the provisions of the amendments distinguishing several causes and concerns of Jews who needed their help but didn’t help their own causes. On racial and immigration grounds, usually, uneasily, it continues: “The US government refused to allow the German coach St. Louis docked in Miami and sent all 937 people on board, mostly Jewish refugees, back to Europe. More than a quarter of the passengers later died from the Holocaust.” (Untold Stories of American History - Smithsonian). Concerns in the US led to whether they should allow Jews to join the party and destroy their country because communism was stationary. Furthermore, immigration was extremely difficult to obtain, “Between 1917 and 1924, immigration laws made entry difficult. And 1929-1930 was a difficult line because it was the first year of the Great Depression. Anti-Semitism and xenophobia kept refugees away and exacerbated the worst economic depression this country had ever faced.”