Holocaust Museum Sees a U.S. Duty to Syrian Refugees

As the U.S. debates the security implications of accepting refugees from the Syrian crisis, Americans should remember our history -- both good and bad -- of dealing with Jewish refugees during World War II, a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum official said Tuesday.

There are some unfortunate similarities between the American reaction then and now, said Cameron Hudson, the director of the museum's Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide. The U.S., separated from the crisis by an ocean, can close its doors in a way that Europe cannot.