Syrian refuges

yes, let them in. i live in maryland.

"ignoring the immediate threat to them from isis"  ummm, no, i won't be ignoring that, that is the whole point.  America stands for freedom, unless its inconvenient to us?  We should be accepting refugees, and embracing them as family.  Let them integrate into our society.  France and Belgium are having issues because of the way immigrants/refugees were treated.  All those terrorists are first generation citizens who never felt accepted.

I say let them in.

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.  The most famous quote associated with the Statue of Liberty.

You cannot give up your principles, especially during times like these.  Times like these are why we have them. 

I would welcome a refugee. 

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I am here because my great-grandparents, Yugoslavian refugees of Croation heritage, were welcome here during the communist revolution in their country.  I cannot say no to Syrian refugees.  I understand that these times are not those times.  I understand that would-be terrorists could come to our country with refugees.  But my heart would never let me say no to refugees trying to escape their war-torn contry, or not welcome them.

Yes, they can be my neighbors.

My son's best friends, twin brothers from Bosnian heritage, one a 4:14 HS miler now running for Washington University, the other a D2 Basketball player, were born here after their parents immigrated when their country was torn apart.  They are Muslim.  I know their father well since our sons ran together.....he works for a municipal street department.  Their mother is an aide at a retirement home.  Without a doubt some of the greatest, most humble people I know.  The father tells me that he misses his country, his home.  But he also says that his sons' home is here, so he loves it for them. He raised outstanding young men here!

We take in refugees and in a few generations, or sometimes in only one generation, we have citizens who are proud of their country and consider it home.......surely, the only home they've ever known.

Without question, it is right to provide a safe haven for any and all who want to escape war.

Perfect Response. 

If WE ignore these bedrock principles-they win!  And that's NOT acceptable. 

(And, BTW, Ted Cruz just proved how 'small' he really is) 

That's fantastic dude. I'd be really interested in hearing a followup on how that goes as it progresses. And yes, let them in. Those people are living in an absolute hell that none of us can imagine. I can barely get through an entire episode of Frontline on PBS because it's so damn horrific, and they're living in it every day. It's shameful to close our doors under these circumstances.

A little bit off the topic.....but as long as we are on the subject of immigration....as far as I'm concerned, where our country COMPLETELY falls off the page is not making it easy to become a U.S. citizen.  Why does it take so long and why are there so many hoops to jump through?  Make it easy for people to join us, become productive, and be proud of belonging to a great nation.  How is this so hard to understand? For crissakes.......it's how we all got here!!

LB your exactly right.  Working at a University I have worked with a lot of individuals who were foreign and I have seen time and time again what it takes.  It's crazy  These are people who will contribute greatly to our society and even they still have such a hard time. 

I agree.  It's NIMBYism on a national scale.  I've got mine, so now screw you.  It's ridiculous.

I have no objections to Syrian refugees coming to my neighborhood with the caveat that today's world necessitates a good screening process to try to weed out terrorists using the process to infiltrate the country.

I find that comment to be utter bullchit.  My city is home to tens of thousands of Bosnians.....most are Muslim.  Now into the second and thrid generation they have moved to the suburbs and middle class neighborhoods......including mine.  They are our friends, our neighbors, our co-workers, and their children and our children have grown up together.  I have seen no issues of assimilation, and although the first generation had the same language and cultural issues that ALL immigrants have, their children, due to the fine upbringing they were provided by those first generation immigrants, are excellent citizens with wholly American values and dreams.

Except that they are.   http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/regional.php

Only 22% of Syrian refugees are males aged 18-59. 50% are women.

If LB were combined with jackemy and nxs.....

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