Back in 75, when Vietnamese were fleeing an oppressive communist regime, Gov. Brown and several other leftists were vehemently opposed to allowing these refugees access to our country. I'm certain it had nothing to do with their overwhelming rejection of leftist ideology. Amazing what people learn when they are immersed in the experiences of a leftist utopia.
The left does seem to have different standards for inclusion when said population exhibits a proclivity for leftist thinking. So much for the alleged charitable (ends justify the means) left :-)
"The Democrat complaints in 1975 appeared to center on the fact that the refugees were escaping communism, an ideology, analysts say, liberals did not find that objectionable.
Leading the effort to ban the Vietnamese refugees was California’s Gov. Jerry Brown. Other prominent Democrats calling for the ban were Delaware’s Sen. Joe Biden, former presidential “peace candidate” George McGovern, and New York Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman.
Taft recalled another reason liberals opposed the refugees: “They said they had too many Hispanics, too many people on welfare, they didn’t want these people."