Posted on 11/21/2015 9:13:40 AM PST by jazusamo
Visiting refugee children at a shelter in Malaysia, President Obama said Saturday that America's leaders shouldn't fear young Syrians and others from war-torn nations seeking to emigrate to the U.S.
"American leadership is us caring about people who have been forgotten, or who have been discriminated against, or who have been tortured," Mr. Obama told reporters at the refugee center in Kuala Lumpur. "That's American leadership. That's when we're the shining light on the hill. Not when we respond on the basis of fear."
The president is embroiled in a long-distance battle with lawmakers in Washington, and with a majority of governors, over his plan to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees. A bipartisan majority of House lawmakers, concerned about the danger posed by the Islamic State, voted this week to delay the refugee program until the administration addresses security questions.
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican and presidential candidate, said the refugees should be resettled in majority Muslim countries, and noted that the U.S. spends far more than other nations on humanitarian aid.
"I get tired of President Obama and Hillary Clinton lecture the American people that we are somehow ungenerous when we are providing for these people, but we don't want to risk the safety of our children here at home," Mr. Cruz said Friday at a campaign event.
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Yes, may 2016 be the most humiliating for Obama.
Vetted? It would be closer to the truth if we were to learn that they all receive a new Corvette to speed them on their way.
Sad thing that is believable.
The want to be Caliph hates white people like his mother and her parents.
Local, near by, Arab Muslim states like Saudi Arabia or Qatar are taking zero refugees or whatever the Enemedia calls them - by design.
This is an Islamic Jihad invasion. In the 7th Century, Mad Mo started this Hijrah to conquer the Kafir.
Jimmy helped the Islamic Jihad in Iran & elsewhere on purpose: kickback bribes and he hates Jews & Christians.
No wonder , his mother said that she wished that she had remained a virgin.
Yep, Jimmah was and still is a putz.
Lillian saying that just goes to show she was basically a good person.
In other words, we have no clue who is in the country or where they are for the most part.
Carter started this bs when he didn’t take out the bastards who seized our embassy.
Then, he proceeded to decimate our navy, air force, army, marines, coasties and CIA.
Thanks.
If you ever want get really angry, buy a retired border patrol agent a couple of beers ask him how he feels about our borders and listen to his/her reality re our borders.
Since when did this country become a dictatorship?
Since when did this country become a dictatorship?
Samtheman nailed it, IMHO.
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