165k views
2 votes
Why did America prohibit Jewish immigration to America in 1939?

User Mihkov
by
5.4k points

1 Answer

6 votes

The American government was not ready to except the Jews fleeing from the Nazi Regime. They worried that accepting the Jewish people would put their people at risk, they wanted to keep their neutrality throughout the war.

Why did America prohibit Jewish immigration to America in 1939?-example-1
User Pi Marillion
by
5.8k points