Jewish immigration into Latin American countries and a merciless fight against anti-Semitism is advocated in a statement given by George Regeros Peralta, vice-president of the Colombian Senate, to Leon Grusko, special correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
“I am convinced,” the statement read, “that Jewish immigration into Latin American countries would be beneficial to the lands to which the Jews would be admitted. The Jewish immigrants are fulfilling a progressive function which will yield fruits in Colombia much earlier than expected, as was the case also in Chile and in Argentina, both in the cultural and economic sense.”
Expressing the opinion that Jews must join with the liberal elements in their respective countries in support of their democratic governments, the leader of the Colombian Senate emphasized that “on the other hand, it is the duty of the free nations of the American continent to combat mercilessly every trace of anti-Semitism, which is the most reactionary weapon” in the hands of the enemies of democracy.
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