Immigrants vs. Holocaust survivors

Sun., July 8, 2018

The spate of letters comparing U.S. immigration policies and enforcement with the Holocaust are obscene, to say the least, and deserve a clarification. The German-directed crimes against humanity are denigrated by those who equate the sordid past of Europe with current enforcement of pre-existing immigration laws formulated by our elected presidents and members of Congress.

Furthermore, the personal nonstop loathing of anything related to Trump falsely elevates the critics and is suspiciously sanctimonious.

Readers of this paper would do well to read poignant comments, published in recent issues of the Wall Street Journal, by Holocaust survivors, and (re-)educate themselves about the historical national politics of Germany towards European Jewish citizens versus those of the United States and illegal immigrants.

Joseph Harari

Spokane

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