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[email protected] The Influence of Anti-Semitism on United States Immigration Policy With Respect to German Jews during 1933-1939 By Barbara L. Bailin Advisors: Prof. Craig A. Daigle and Prof. Andreas Killen Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts the City College of the City University of New York May 10, 2011 Table of Contents Page Introduction . 1 Chapter I The History of the LPC Provision . 14 Chapter II The Visa Application Process and the LPC Provision . 22 Chapter III Anti-Semitism in the State Department . 44 Chapter IV There was No Merit to the Arguments Advanced by State Department Officials in Support of the Restrictive Issuance of Visas to German Jews . 60 Conclusion . 76 Introduction During the period 1933-1939, many German Jews sought to escape Nazi anti-Semitism and persecution by immigrating to the United States as well as to other countries.1 In the United States, the four government officials who con- trolled American immigration policy with respect to Germany were themselves anti-Semitic.