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Greg Casar: “We turned away entire ships of Jewish refugees just to go…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Podcast Discussion with Congressman Greg Casar on Progressive Strategies and Cultural Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 16:16

… war and getting killed, that we've got to figure out that our country actually helps support people in that situation and doesn't repeat our mistakes from World War II where We turned away entire ships of Jewish refugees just to go back to the Holocaust camps. somebody's got to do that. And I think that that's a key part of progressives role. (16:16–16:22)

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Asserts that the U.S. turned away ships of Jewish refugees during World War II, leading them back to Holocaust camps.

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