[rmlew]

1. Between 1935 and 1945, the US actually allowed fewer Jews to enter than the quotas would dictate. (My godfather worked for the US state dept in France. They knew what was going on but didn't want to even follow the rules, much less bend them. He was fired for leaking evidence of the Holocaust to the NY Times, which published it on page 26.) The problems werenet' the quotas but people who preffered Jews die than live near them. Also, the US could have temporarily had more refugees stay in Cuba than the quotas.
2. I'm fine with simply reducing immigration rates across the board. I would note that the 1965 law discriminated against Europeans.

[Classicaliberalconservative]

It was a damn shame let me tell you that. But I support the 1965 bill because it allowed my East Asian family to immigrate to the U.S. It allowed my parents and some relatives to prosper somewhat and make something of ourselves. And my cousins and I, our generation have all either graduated college or are in college now. I support the 1965 repeal of National Origins Quotas because it allowed so many good, decent hardworking people to come. And how does the bill discriminate against Europeans? Because it allows more Asians and Hispanics to come here? Well immigration used to be exclusively for Europeans, so yes there will be fewer Europeans as a percentage coming in now that our laws no longer discriminate against non-whites.