Jewish Refugees in WW II

I decided to take on the subject of Jewish refugees during World War II. More specifically, I decided to focus on the masses that were rejected admission into the United States before and during the time they were involved in the war. Due to laws that were passed in the 1920's, more specifically The Emergency Quota Act of 1921, and the Immigration Act of 1924, it became very difficult for many immigrants as well as German Jews who were seeking refugee from the Nazis to be admitted into the country.

Since I have no artistic skills whatsoever, I will describe the idea that I have been thinking about. The cartoon basically depicts New York Harbor, with a ship in the foreground. The ship is full of German refugees. the boat is shown sailing away from the harbor. In the Background, you see the statue of liberty with a Nazi insignia on her sleeve and torch. the whole city is lit by a somber, bloody red sky. In the bottom, it reads: "If we turn them away we're just as bad"

If such a political Cartoon had been created in the 1940's it would have caused a lot of controversy on many levels. First, Immigration was just as big an issue back then as it is now. Second, had it been created before the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor it would have caused even greater controversy because many citizens felt that the admission of the refugees showed that the country is not neutral after all