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Would you invite Syrian Refugees into your town?

Would you invite Syrian Refugees Into Your Town

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Manc Skipper said:
Steve Jobs played a huge part in building today's America. Syrian refugee's son.
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Where did you get this? According to what I remember, Jobs' father was the son of a multimillionaire in Syria and he came to this country to get a post-graduate education. He wasn't a refugee. He came here for the education.
 
Ray410 said:
I've seen enough of your posts to know that you tend to post entirely on the Liberal side of the spectrum and in that regard, my question to you is this: How can Liberals be so in favor of admitting Muslims when Muslims are intrenchably against the basic values that constitute Liberalism. They are completely against Gays, which some Muslim countries tie up and throw off of the fourth floor to cheering crowds below, they are against abortion and they are against any sort of women's rights, etc., etc. Yet here you are, demanding all who come should be admitted.
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Because it doesn't matter what someones beliefs on gays or abortion or whatever actually are, people are people and if it is in our reach to help them to escape war and violence then that is a branch we should offer.
 
Dragonfly said:
Simple question. More complex concerns. Language barriers, money, housing, food, jobs, and who pays for it all....
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Excellent poll DragonF. You are getting better at these !! This time you thought of all the possible choices.

Looks like so far everyone is about evenly split except those claiming liberal values, whatever that really means.
 
HonestJoe said:
They have to go somewhere so I don’t see why a few shouldn’t come here. It’d be better for everyone involved if we spent a little less time and effort moaning about refugees and a little more on addressing the situation that’s creating them.
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If you are in favor of kicking out 11 million hard working Mexicans, then no question about letting in potential terrorists.

If you believe it is ok to let in thousands of potential terrorists, and create a Belgium like situation here at home, then I believe you are not a patriot.

We already know the Mexicans commit a lot of crime. Question is would the Syrians do the same? Why even risk it ??
 
Dragonfly said:
Simple question. More complex concerns. Language barriers, money, housing, food, jobs, and who pays for it all....
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Simple answer. HELL, NO. It's impossible for refugees who have no paperwork and no government to get answers from to be vetted.
 
Nilly said:
As long as they are people they are our responsibility.
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Entirely false in this context. Our nation is responsible for the peoples of our nation.

Nilly said:
Jobs was a d*ck but he was also a visionary. But that's beside the point. Refugees and their families can and do contribute to their new countries. I'm one of them.
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Jobs was more heinous than just a "dick". There were plenty of other visionaries in that field who would have and did a much better job of it. Yes, there is some contribution, but then you'd expect that they ALL contribute significant considering how they got here in the first place. How much of that contribution comes at the cost of our own population's needs?
 
Nilly said:
Because it doesn't matter what someones beliefs on gays or abortion or whatever actually are, people are people and if it is in our reach to help them to escape war and violence then that is a branch we should offer.
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That might be considered as a reason if it weren't for the fact that no Liberals are lobbying to have displaced Christians accepted, only Muslims. There are simply no Christians being allowed in.
 
clownboy said:
Entirely false in this context. Our nation is responsible for the peoples of our nation.
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And people are responsible for other people. It's why we send aid to Haiti or Phillipines when they are hit by an earthquake, or to France when they get hit by a terrorist attack.

clownboy said:
Jobs was more heinous than just a "dick". There were plenty of other visionaries in that field who would have and did a much better job of it. Yes, there is some contribution, but then you'd expect that they ALL contribute significant considering how they got here in the first place. How much of that contribution comes at the cost of our own population's needs?
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The Jobs thing is hypothetical, but again not the point. Right now, the refugees needs are far greater than ours. Of course we can't act out of universal altruism, we have to be pragmatic, but letting refugees into your town isn't outside the realms of what we can do to help. In due time, on balance, immigrants and refugees will be a boon to this country. They always have.

Ray410 said:
That might be considered as a reason if it weren't for the fact that no Liberals are lobbying to have displaced Christians accepted, only Muslims. There are simply no Christians being allowed in.
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The religion of the refugees means absolutely nothing to me. They could be Muslim, Jewish, Scientologists, atheists, whatever. It's the fact that they are dying in unacceptable numbers (no matter their creed, race or religion) that is why I lobby to have them accepted.
 
I voted for Obama but I know for a fact if there is any bombing/ mass shooting in u,s,after some refugees get in he will get blamed for it.... also he could easily be set up by an Obama hater and you don't have to kill anyone just blow something up like a building....its like this... Obama gets blamed for everything including not being able to clean up bush and cheney mess in the mid east and bush gets a free pass for 911 and iraq
 
just let in the women and children or put them in camps outside the population better than nothing!!!!! but I think it must be a controlled situation
 
plutonium said:
I voted for Obama but I know for a fact if there is any bombing/ mass shooting in u,s,after some refugees get in he will get blamed for it.... also he could easily be set up by an Obama hater and you don't have to kill anyone just blow something up like a building....its like this... Obama gets blamed for everything including not being able to clean up bush and cheney mess in the mid east and bush gets a free pass for 911 and iraq
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Agreed, so BHO is foolish for taking the risk. It could hurt Hillary. And he must care about the party at least.
 
plutonium said:
just let in the women and children or put them in camps outside the population better than nothing!!!!! but I think it must be a controlled situation
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That's exactly what FDR decided was best with the Japanese and the Japanese Americans.

There were Japanese spies operating in Hawaii and it was the only way to contain them and protect California from invasion.
 
Dragonfly said:
Simple question.
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Absolutely. In fact, if I had the money and resources, my wife and I would adopt one of the Syrian children Chris Christie believes is such a threat.


More complex concerns. Language barriers, money, housing, food, jobs, and who pays for it all....
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We've been taking in refugees for generations now. Its seems to have worked pretty well so far.
 
Since 2001, we have accepted about 710,000 refuges. Of them, a total of 3 were later involved in a terrorist plot. To get accepted as a refuge in the United States you must be screened by 5 different agencies and then face an in person interview. If you are looking to use the refugee program to get here as a terrorist, you have picked the hardest way you could possibly try to come to the United States.
 
Ray410 said:
That might be considered as a reason if it weren't for the fact that no Liberals are lobbying to have displaced Christians accepted, only Muslims. There are simply no Christians being allowed in.
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except for all those Mexicans the liberals love so much, RIGHT????????
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
If you are looking to use the refugee program to get here as a terrorist, you have picked the hardest way you could possibly try to come to the United States.
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this is what I don't think most people realize. allowing refugees into our country really doesn't increase the risk of an attack in any meaningful way because terrorists are already able to get here. it's much easier to get a tourist visa and come over that way than it is to gain refugee status.
 
Riveroaks said:
That's exactly what FDR decided was best with the Japanese and the Japanese Americans.

There were Japanese spies operating in Hawaii and it was the only way to contain them and protect California from invasion.
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And in hindsight, do you think that not only was that a good idea then, but it also makes perfect sense for those coming from Syria now?
 
bg85 said:
this is what I don't think most people realize. allowing refugees into our country really doesn't increase the risk of an attack in any meaningful way because terrorists are already able to get here. it's much easier to get a tourist visa and come over that way than it is to gain refugee status.
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I am pretty sure that if they come via much of western Europe they don't even need a visa. People that haven't traveled outside the United States much don't realize how lucky they were to simply have been born here rather than in much of the rest of the world. Those people are running from about the closest thing to hell anyone can endure.
 
Yes, I would invite Syrian refugees to my state if the power were in my hands. There but by the grace of whatever power exist could very well be me seeking help at a time of acute desperation. We are all brothers and sisters, an extension of each other. The drowned little boy whose boat was crippled during escape with his parents from Syria haunts me still. Homo sapiens have such a long way to go before we finally get it right.
 
bg85 said:
except for all those Mexicans the liberals love so much, RIGHT????????
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Who's lifetime traditions of family dependency insures that they will all vote Democrat forever, RIGHT???????? Christians are being slaughtered in the Middle East, but Obama has turned his back on them. Don't downplay that brutal fact with sarcasm.
 
I wonder how many people here voting yes actually live in an area with a large number of muslims. I think they're mostly voting yes out of xenophilia.
 
Ray410 said:
Who's lifetime traditions of family dependency insures that they will all vote Democrat forever, RIGHT???????? Christians are being slaughtered in the Middle East, but Obama has turned his back on them. Don't downplay that brutal fact with sarcasm.
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Surely the fact that liberals are for bringing in Muslim refugees (who's ideals are often far from liberal) completely debunks the retarded notion that liberals want to let people in the country who will ensure democrats are always in power???? It's probably the most stupid theory I've ever heard.

Natan said:
I wonder how many people here voting yes actually live in an area with a large number of muslims. I think they're mostly voting yes out of xenophilia.
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'I wonder how many people here voting no actually live in an area with a large number of muslims. I think they're mostly voting yes out of xenophobia.'

Lived in a so called 'muslim no-go zone' back when I was in England. Never had an issue.
 
Ray410 said:
Who's lifetime traditions of family dependency insures that they will all vote Democrat forever, RIGHT???????? Christians are being slaughtered in the Middle East, but Obama has turned his back on them. Don't downplay that brutal fact with sarcasm.
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...you said no liberals are lobbying to have displaced Christians accepted. wouldn't that mean the liberals want to keep out all the Mexicans?

you have presented no facts for me to downplay.
 
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