Whether people are for or against the migration of
Syrians to the US,
most label these migrants as "refugees". I contend
this is incorrect.
Refugees do not normally
seek asylum as these Syrians want to do. I can
think of no group who
'select' where they want to go, preferring to go
thousands of miles away from the most suitable alternative homeland,
nearby nations
where language, religion and custom are more fitting.
Something is odd about this and should not warrant the "crisis" label.
Nor,
its suspect that only now the 'crisis' is occurring even though the
Syrian civil war/uprising is more than three years old. Why now, and why
at this point in time is transportation at the ready to provide passage
from the Arab world to Europe and beyond? This too is not what I would
label a "crisis".
Its
also suspect Arab states have refused to do what Europe and the US is
offering, accept these Syrians. Apparently, these states don't view this
as the humanitarian crisis as Europe and the US insists it is.
These
are points which need to be understood, for once they are, we will
see
exactly what this is, a manufactured crisis to accommodate hundreds
of thousands of Syrians who have no desire to remain in Syria and an Arab
world which refuses to welcome them.
And
for those who attempt to throw a "guilt trip" on anyone who says the
Syrians should not come here; rather them impugn us, appreciate the
reasons
for our position. This is the farthest from a 'guilt trip' any
American can
have, as our country has done more in the name of humanity than all other
nations, including the largest, China!
No
country has taken in as many immigrants as we have. Illegals now
residing
in the US tally up to anywhere between 10 and 20 million. Haven't
the American
people done enough? This is not said to self-congratulate
ourselves, merely an acknowledgement what we have done.
Welcome to pass along....
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