Abstract
In December 1945, President Truman led a conservative Congress to admit a limited number of Jewish and non-Jewish « Displaced Persons » (DP's) into the United States. The arguments he presented were mostly humanitarian. But in 1948, in spite of the powerful restrictionists, the admission of DP's and refugees from communist countries was perceived as an ideological weapon in the cold war. The humanitarian factor played a large role in the debates, yet foreign policy considerations were decisive.
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