Posted on 09/10/2015 3:08:35 PM PDT by lbryce
President Barack Obama has directed his administration to prepare to take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, the White House said on Thursday.
It is the first specific commitment the United States has made toward increasing its acceptance of refugees from the war-torn country.
Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the United States has taken in 1,500 refugees, with 300 more expected to be cleared by October.
But refugee advocates and some members of Congress said taking in an additional 10,000 refugees does not go far enough toward addressing the humanitarian crisis triggered by the war, which has prompted a massive refugee influx into Europe.
In a letter distributed to House members and seen by Reuters, Democratic Representative David Cicilline asked Obama to accommodate 65,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016. Religious groups have called for the United States to accept 100,000 Syrian refugees.
European countries have taken in waves of migrants fleeing violence. Germany allowed 20,000 in over the weekend and is preparing for 800,000 this year.
Melanie Nezer, vice president of HIAS, a global refugee advocacy group, said allowing 10,000 more refugees from Syria is not an adequate response to the crisis at hand.
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Because I don’t have to justify what I said to some random internet person.
That’s true.
I think what you said yesterday was not very bright, though.
like I care.
I’d be embarrassed if I said what you said.
He would win in a landslide of well over 70% in the election and wipe out his GOP opposition this week.
They seem to like shipping them here to Idaho.
this nitwit, who was elected by REPUBLICANS STAYING HOME ON ELECTION DAY has done more to harm this country than her enemies did in the last 50 years.
Id be embarrassed if my reading comprehension was so low that I misinterpreted what someone said to start with. But you rail on keyboard warrior.
“Id be embarrassed if my reading comprehension was so low that I misinterpreted what someone said to start with. But you rail on keyboard warrior”.
I’d be embarrassed if I was enticed into responding to something as silly as this “discussion”.
I didn’t vote for Romney then and I wouldn’t now. These are all you get in the declining stage of an empire — worse (Romney) or worser (Obama) candidates. I do not wish to participate in my society’s extinction at either the medium pace (Romney) or quickening pace (Obama).
Good, sincere candidates like Cruz will never make it to the candidate stage in these times.
Ironic that on Sept. 11th Obama Announces Bringing in 10K Muslims!
Not to Zero
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