US Boosts Efforts to Help Syrian Refugees

VOA News ^ | September 03, 2015 9:16 PM | Pamela Dockins

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US Boosts Efforts to Help Syrian Refugees

Pamela Dockins September 03, 2015 9:16 PM

STATE DEPARTMENT— The State Department said Thursday that the U.S. had stepped up efforts to process Syrian refugees seeking admission to the United States.

Spokesman Mark Toner said the total number of Syrian refugees admitted to the U.S. since the start of the country’s crisis in 2011 was expected to reach about 1,800 by the end of October.

He commented after photographs emerged showing the body of a 3-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned off the coast of Greece. The child’s mother and brother were also among those who died after their boat capsized.

Toner said officials were “shocked” by the “graphic and heartbreaking images” emerging from the crisis in Europe, which is grappling to deal with one of its biggest migrant streams since World War II.

Need for protection

He said one U.S. challenge for admitting migrants from countries such as Syria is the U.S. review process, which can take up to 24 months.

“There are a lot of terrorist groups operating in that region, in that part of the world,” said Toner. “We need to make sure that we fundamentally protect the national security of the United States.”

He said the U.S. had “put more resources” behind the background checks. He also said the U.S. had provided more than $4 billion in humanitarian assistance since the start of the Syrian crisis.

Toner said that what's ultimately needed is a political resolution to the conflict in Syria that includes the departure of President Bashar al-Assad and the defeat of the Islamic State militant group.

“We need to create an environment where these refugees can ultimately return home, which is where they want to be,” he said.

Calls for US action

Human Rights Watch Refugee Program Director Bill Frelick agreed that the root cause of the refugee crisis should be addressed, but he said the U.S. and other nations needed to do more in the meantime.

“You can’t use that as an excuse for not taking this necessary step in the interim to protect people and to provide for their humanitarian needs,” he said.

Frelick said the U.S. needed to provide more money to the United Nations, which has said its efforts to address the Syrian refugee crisis are significantly underfunded.

The U.N. refugee agency said that overall, more than 300,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean so far this year, with most of them initially landing in Greece. It said that figure compared with a total of about 219,000 refugees arriving in the region during all of 2014.

Meanwhile, the International Rescue Committee relief organization urged the U.S. to increase the number of Syrian refugees that it is willing to resettle to 65,000 by the end of next year.

“The U.S. has historically been a world leader in recognizing the moral obligation to resettle refugees,” said IRC President David Miliband. “As the German government calmly says that it expects 800,000 refugees and asylum seekers in 2015, it is vital for the U.S. to step up its response.”

Some U.S. lawmakers have also called for an increased U.S. response.

In a June letter to President Barack Obama, 14 senators said, “It is a moral, legal and national security imperative for the United States to lead by example in addressing the world’s worst refugee crisis of our time by greatly increasing the number of Syrian refugees who are resettled in our country.”

Some concerns

However, other lawmakers have voiced concerns. Several Republican lawmakers wrote to national security adviser Susan Rice earlier this year, urging against any U.S. surge in Syrian resettlements because of “national security concerns.”

The European Union is moving to step up its response to the refugee crisis, which is having the biggest impact on Greece, Italy and Hungary.

The 28-nation block is set to hold an emergency meeting on the situation September 14.

[Dacula]

See how grateful they for food and water.

Immigrants throw away the food and the water what they get

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=344_1441354394

[JMS]

Damn traitors all these people who want to just let anyone in.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

The “elites” are creating a crisis with which to start their NWO OWG.

Daniel 2:43

[magna carta]

The Refugee Official need to TELL the UAE,SAUDI ARABIA & QATAR to take them

[W.]

Yes, let the rich raghead nations absorb those losers. We’re full, go away!

[BenLurkin]

Give them a free plane ride — back to Turkey!

[headstamp 2]

Animals. They are already displaying the attitudes they will have once in the country. These are the new rapists, firebombers and rock throwers.

[BenLurkin]

If only they had shown that kind of feistiness in opposing ISIS.... but Muslims always save their bravado for helpless targets.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Non of these people should be coming here. Let the Mideast countries take them in. Europe is committing suicide and we are watching it. We need to not make that mistake.

[caww]

Mass media propogaanda operation beginning in full swing to get un-coperative nations to allow more Islamic Muslims in by appealing to nations peoples as victims.........

This is what their propaganda should read and be heard as.....

.."My Parents and Islamic leaders have sent our people to invade your countries....we use photos like this so that your people will feel sorry for us and help us to bring more people with your help....and make those countries who don't want to help to do what we want. ......thank you for Opening your doors to Islam so we can claim your nation a Nation of Islam....we call this Silent Jihad....Conquering your countries without guns"........

[caww]

...."the body of a 3-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned off the coast of Greece. The child’s mother and brother were also among those who died after their boat capsized."....

This episode is propaganda being 'pushed Internationally' to make uncooperative Nations bend to take more Islamic people into their countries...and force those who are resisting any to yield.....same with the man who threw his wife and baby on the train rails...

The death of this mans wife and 2 children found on the beach were a family not from Syria but had lived in Turkey ..though he had been born in Syria....they were 'economic immigrants'who wanted to leave Turkey despite the fact they were safe there......

Canadian immigration authorities had already rejected his application for Asylum in part because of the family's lack of exit visas for their departure 'from Turkey' and their lack of internationally recognized refugee status...

80% of Muslims from Turkey are on Welfare Benefits.......plus homes and utilities, food provided. Host countries are "afraid" not to give the benefits. It is commonly known in Turkey to go to European wealthy countries and you will not have to work anymore and be provided a rich lifestyle.....a landlord attested to the fact it is not uncommon for them to own homes and drive fancy cars while on benefits.

Some believe that Muslim families, and single men, are "double dipping" ..benefits in thier host country and a cash payments from Islam Religious leaders in the Arab world to volunteer the trip to European nations...with regular payments to remain there.

A Muslim quoted the following..."Poor countries can’t give us the life we’re looking for. They can’t even give us food or water,”..(though they were dumping what given to play victim).... said Yahya Lababidi, a tank-top-wearing 21-year-old 'law student' from the northern Syrian province of Idlib....."

“We want to go to the rich countries."....

[caww]

We should NOT be bringing Muslims into this country....

Muslim men are "cowards" when it means fighting in their own country against an enemy....they flee just as we see them doing .....80 to 95% of those crossing are young Muslim men avoiding war....in some cases they are told to either fight or "invade" a European nation....emotional people they will always appeal to the senses to get what they desire...goes hand in glove with their abusive culture.....

They will cry save us....

And then after settling in Host country try and Join Isis...arrested in Turkey attempting to cross into Syria to join ISIS.....The three men, two women and four children were detained by soldiers at a checkpoint in Ogulpinar...

Family memebrs were all related , one of which is his son Pictued in second photo)....The father Rochdale 'Labour councillor' Shakil Ahmed, pictured with Ed Miliband, whose son has been caught trying to enter rebel-held Syria with 8 memebbrs of his family.....

[caww]

It doesn't matter what lifestyle they have in other countries....Islamic teachings will trump everything...this is the home they lived in

This is the son along with 8 family members taken into custody trying to join Isis in Syria