RETRACTED ARTICLE: The “Default Hypothesis” Fails to Explain Jewish Influence

Abstract The role of Jewish activism in the transformative changes that have occurred West recent decades continues to be controversial. Here I respond several issues putatively related influence, particularly “default hypothesis” IQ and urban residency explain influence community enacting 1965 immigration law United States; other include ethnocentrism intermarriage whether diaspora Jews are hypocritical their attitudes on Israel versus States. post-World War II era saw emergence a new, substantially elite America exerted wide range formed virtual consensus among activists organized community, including immigration, civil rights, secularization American culture. pro-immigration movement involved: intellectual movements denying importance race human affairs; establishing, staffing, funding anti-restrictionist organizations; recruiting prominent non-Jews rejecting ethnic status quo as goal because fear relatively homogeneous white majority; leadership Congress executive branch.