The Immigration Debate Links
Historical and Current Issues of Immigration

Lesson 5: U.S. Immigration Policy and Hitler's Holocaust

Report to the Secretary on the Acquiescence of This Government in the Murder of the Jews Full text of the report. From PBS Online.

American Immigration Policies and Public Opinion on European Jews from 1933 to 1945 Critical review of American public opinion on European Jews and government policy toward Jewish refugees, including the refusal to lower immigration restrictions during World War II. A thesis from East Tennessee State University. PDF file.

War Refugee Board Concise article outlining the creation and operations of the War Refugee Board during World War II. From the Museum of Tolerance Multimedia Learning Center.

Raoul Wallenberg Comprehensive guide dedicated to honoring the heroic efforts of the Swedish diplomat who disappeared in 1945 after saving the lives of tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from death in Nazi concentration camps. Also includes information about other, less-known saviors of persecuted people during the Second World War. From the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.

The World Response Guide to the efforts of individuals and organizations to rescue European Jews during World War II and the restrictive governmental policies and apathetic officials in major Western countries that frustrated many of these efforts. From Museum of Tolerance Multimedia Learning Center.