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Saudi Arabia and Syria are two different sovereign nations, but it would appear that their governments are linked to the US government. Even if the Syrian government hasn't issued any kind of policy regarding refugees sent to the US, the US does have immigration reform on its hands. Likewise, Saudi Arabia and the US may be intimately linked if any of the lawsuits under the Saudi bill are taken to trial. How will the governments of these three nations interact in the broader arena of international politics? I claim that international tribunals will play a part in this, even though I do not know where any court will hear a lawsuit against the Saudi government. However, if I'm not mistaken, the Saudi bill permits only US citizens and not the US government to sue only the Saudi government and not Saudi citizens.
With respect to the international relationship between two other nations via the Saudi bill, how does the Syrian government (if such a thing can be said to exist) play a part in the international political landscape? In order to execute a plan of action in a civil manner, it is not unlikely that some form of a justice system will be applied via the international community. In other historical conflicts, the international community has made agreements like peace treaties, or ceasefires. The Saudi bill links two different nations via some form of a justice system.
Okay, lemme talk about Syrian refugees, the way I understand the problem. From a Canadian viewpoint.
So far, 33,723 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada.
#WelcomeRefugees: Canada resettles Syrian refugees
Many have been sponsored by church groups, community groups, local government, and the federal government. Where I live, there's about 1,000 year-round residents and we've sponsored one family- wanted to do two but can't show employment prospects for another. It's a very simple process and doesn't involve any tribunals. Has nothing to do with Saudi Arabia. Doesn't concern any other nation. Doesn't even involve the government of Syria.
As for the 'Saudi bill', that's between you and your government, but it has nothing to do with Syrian refugees and, near as I can tell, is just window-dressing with no chance of ever actually meaning anything.