If you're asking "Why didn't the US take as many refugees in proportion to its size as, say, the UK?" then there are several possible factors, acting in combination. The historian Roberta Feuerlicht claimed in her book"The Fate Of The Jews" that the main reason was lack of support for Immigration into the US - or even opposition - by the US Jewish community, who were worried that imigration could create an anti-semitic backlash from which they would suffer. To the extent that anyone was willing to discuss this claim, it was controversial, but even more Feuerlicht, a respected historian and successful writer) complained that her book was deliberately ignored, with for example her publisher cancelling publicity for it. (See e.g. http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/052785/850527003.html)
Other answers often cited: the Depression (not really plausible, as other countries that had less influential Jewish communities and were at least as badly hit took more immigrants per head of population) and anti-semitism in the Roosevelt administration (unlikely, as Jews accounted for 15% of FDR's senior appointments to office, compared to 3% of US population.)
Finally, it must be remembered that at the time the US could have offered German Jews a refuge, Hitler's extermination policy was not yet in place.
The figure usually given is about 250,000 for the period 1933-1941. The figure includes political refugees as well as people fleeing racial persecution.
The Allied victory in Europe ended the Holocaust. Between 1933 and 1941 the US accepted about 250,000 refugees (of all kinds) from Germany. Other countries also accepted some refugees from Germany.
The United States became a strong supporter of Israel, a Jewish homeland.
Yes they do, as of 2011.
Their position, especially after late 1938, was desperate, and they tried to go to any country that would accept them (About 25,000 went to Shanghai, for example). Moreover, they had to go to *something* ... No country wanted to accept people who were likely to be a burden. In other words, they needed jobs or a firm guarantee from friends or family members or a charity that they would be supported. Having said that, the U.S. took about 250,000 refugees from Nazi Germany, Britain about 70,OOO and Australia took about 50,000. Canada only accepted 4,000. Some countries took in very few indeed. For example, Turkey took in about 1,000. Please note that all these figures include non-Jewish political refugees.
because god has not come to save them and never will
Jewish physicist who was among the 100,000 Jewish refugees accepted by the US; the US primarily accepted refugees of exceptional ability like him
The United States turned away Jewish children refugees during WWII in 1939.
1939
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diplomatic relations with other countries
It depends entirely on which moment of history. The country that has accepted the largest number of Jewish refugees in history is likely Israel (1948-Present), but the US (1850-Present), France (1950-Present), the Ottoman Empire (1400-1800), Poland (1200-1500), and China (1850-1950), accepted hundreds of thousands if not millions of Jewish immigrants and refugees.
they setup a refugee rescue team
The U.S. State Department made it difficult for refugees to obtain entry visas. Anti-semitism & isolationism added to this reaction.
because it's humanity and they are people like us they're no different!
The influx of political refugees into the US and the US government's willingness to accept them have the greatest impact on the social fabric of American society, national security, and the nation's foreign relations. It can shape public opinion, domestic politics, and influence diplomatic relations with other countries.