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>> well, i think it is a fair parallel to draw. it has nothing to do with the nazis. it has to do with the reaction of americans to refugees, in that case from the nazis, in this case from isis. and the hysteria was similar. these were people in desperate, desperate need, and people wanted to reject them on the grounds that maybe they were in this case terrorists, in that case communists or whatever. in 1940 president roosevelt proposed a bill to admit 20,000 jewish children who might otherwise ...

So it was either a comment that was out of ignorance and just needed more information or hes just not well informed. >> congressman nadler, theres been a lot of discussion about how the u.s. reacted to the possibility of accepting jewish refugees, particularly around 38 and 39. you know, theres generally this rule of thumb, its called godwins law, that you shouldnt be invoking the nazis to make arguments in present day. is this a fair parallel to draw at this point in time? >> well, i think it i...

38 and 39. you know, theres generally this rule of thumb, its called godwins law, that you shouldnt be invoking the nazis to make arguments in present day. is this a fair parallel to draw at this point in time? >> well, i think it is a fair parallel to draw. it has nothing to do with the nazis. it has to do with the reaction of americans to refugees, in that case from the nazis, in this case from isis. and the hysteria was splirm. these were people in desperate, desperate need, and people wanted...