... should so hate immigrants. But it has long been a part of our national fibre. John D. MacDonald noted this in relation to Florida, when it was suffering its influx of immigrants: all the new arrivals wanted to keep the "pure, unspoiled" Florida of their first residence, which was thought of rather sardonically by older cadres of residents who had seen that "unspoiled" state destroyed. And that's even before we spice the question with racial and religious hatred.

-- Mal

In order to maximize the "Americans are heartless" meme.

The actual question was:

"What’s your attitude towards allowing German, Austrian & other political refugees to come into the US?"

No mention of Jews or children in the question. That's not to say the respondents didn't know that, just that I noticed it was rephrased for maximum effect..

... and I don't think the poster was trying to "maximize the "Americans are heartless" meme".

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/11/17/what-americans-thought-of-jewish-refugees-on-the-eve-of-world-war-ii

Here's a link to the chart from July 1938 with the question you mention (I can't seem to get the image embedded):

http://twitter.com/HistOpinion/status/666390749882277889/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

As the article reports, that poll was done before Kristallnacht (Nov 9 and 10 1938). The "keep German, Austrian & other political refugees out" percentage reported is 67.4%

The question about allowing Jewish children and the chart in the post were from January 20, 1939. The "keeed p refugee children from Germany out" percentage reported drops to 61%. A few hearts were softened.

those areas of the world and we also knew that other countries (UK and Canada) were not accepting Jewish refugees.

Many were force to go back to Europe and died in the concentration camps.

Perhaps the receiving countries were more accepting if the refugees had some useful assets.

I have read of several families that sent their children to English schools - the parents didn't always make it out.

do that or used whatever method they could to get their children to safety.

I think the issue today is more because of the fear and hatred that we have been taught by both religion and media for the last 40 years. And that is pretty much what happened back then also.

Plus I think as soon as we start calling any group "refugee" they are in trouble. Although in our country of immigrants the word immigrant is not doing so well either.

As long as humans believe that imaginary, faith-based red and blue lines found only on maps are more important than the non-fictional suffering, hunger and sickness of others, I see few chances of minimizing the importance of those lines as it applies to our everyday lives.

Most unfortunate that we've civilized our excuses for flinging poo at each other while perched in trees-- as our excuses are much more palatable to the incurious mind.

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We are ALL one family.

are going to deal with climate change in any significant way. I am specifically thinking of the areas of the world that are already not able to support their own population due to drought and flooding.

said means in the era of climate change. What are we going to do when migration becomes an even bigger problem if we cannot handle it now at the beginning?

and we have refugees from many other places in the world, so these should be no different

truth and nothing but the whole truth......

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the US has been taking nonwhite refugees and immigrants for years and years.
why don't you knock it off