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Originally Posted by giggs88
I was wrong in a way, I guess. These days you definetly need a green-card or have be a citizen, but in the 40s they probably took anyone who wanted in.
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I suppose I did not look at it from the view point of the US taking in pretty much anyone willing to help us out. I was thinking more of the stance that immigrants posed less of a threat to us in the 40's and so would not have as many restrictions as nowadays.
Thanks! 
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