3. The Frank Family Was Unable to Obtain a US Visa Due to Strict Immigration Policy
While the treatment never compared to the despicable internment of Japanese-Americans, German-Americans were also mistrusted and believed to be spies possibly. German immigration was drastically reduced during WWII due to the fear that immigrants with families back in Germany could be blackmailed into spying for the Nazis. The consulates in the Netherlands also stopped operating after the Nazi invasion of the country, making the process even harder.
