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Samantha Power: It was polarizing crazily during World War II when Jews were fleeing Hitler. It was polarizing in 1956 when Hungarians…

On the recordMarch 14, 2022
It was polarizing crazily during World War II when Jews were fleeing Hitler. It was polarizing in 1956 when Hungarians were fleeing Soviet tanks. It was polarizing when Cambodians and Vietnamese people came to this country after the Vietnam War.
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Samantha Power
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Samantha Power reflects on the historical polarization of refugee acceptance in the U.S.

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