J.R.H. van Schaik (1882-1962) was a politician in the progressive wing of the Roman Catholic State Party. He held various political positions. Between 1929 and1933 he chaired the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament. He served as Justice Minister in Colijn Cabinets II (1933-1935) and III (1935-1937), where he pursued a policy of restrictive admission to quell the flow of German (partly Jewish) refugees. It has been suggested that personal anti-Semitic sentiments played a role in Van Schaik’s formulation and execution of the immigration policy.

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www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/01184

www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn1/schaik

• M. Leenders, Ongenode gasten. Van traditioneel asielrecht naar immigratiebeleid, 1815-1938 (Hilversum 1993) 235-253.