I swear, there are lots of lawyers who will justifiably burn in hell. So we've come to the point where we can't even care for and take in our neighbors, without potentially being sued. Regardless of the wisdom of taking in refugee families, this is so emblamatic of what is wrong with America, and what has gotten us into so many messes.
For those who have read Strauss and Howe's books "Generations" and "The Fourth Turning", this flood and what evolves from it may be the event that moves us into the period of crisis and resolution, where the ever increasing divisions are confronted by a crisis that forces us to move one way or the other.
Post 2071, very astute. You are right.