blow. That the High Commissioner’s visit will bring about any marked change is held doubtful here.
The new immigration law has not altogether smooth sailing. Courie du Mania, influential Brazilian newspaper, ridiculed the project, pointing out that Brazil needs immigrants, particularly skilled workers of all types, and that using any given year as a yardstick was unfair. “We must not follow the bad example set us by North America,” the paper concluded.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
