My Dad, The 'Illegal Refugee' Who Hired Americans

By Michael LeRoy, University of Illinois College of Law | August 12, 2016, 4:43 PM EDT

At a recent rally in Maine, Donald Trump delighted followers by saying the U.S. should block access from certain countries, even to refugees who are otherwise legally eligible to come to America. My dad, a Hungarian refugee in 1949, faced similar attitudes and policies after the Holocaust.

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