Where to start with this. Is such a huge topic. Let's start with this:
I believe in giving all refugees refuge. I know if I faced life or death situations I'd like to know there is somewhere safe to run. Innocent people are fleeing their homes and their lives because of the tyranny of others.
That said, Syria is a breeding ground for those who want to destroy us. What they've done to their own country, they'd gladly do to all the countries of western society. But that doesn't mean there aren't genuine needs for innocent people fleeing.
I definitely believe in allowing refugees into this country, and others capable of helping. But there has to be a screening process. This process wouldn't be something genuine people seeking safety would fear, but the people who want to harm us...
Take for example the attacks in France. Is there no coincidence that this happened soon after the spike in refugees to their country? Look at the patterns of these terrorists. They are heartless and ruthless in their agendas. They don't care if they use innocent people to fulfill their goals. They obviously don't care about their own people since they are blowing them up within their own countries, so what's stopping them from taking advantage of the needy and slipping in hidden among them?
They know they can't face the military of the countries they hate, they know they'd stand no chance. Look at how easily Iraq was taken as an example. So they use small groups to kill hundreds, even thousands of civilians who are jut going about their lives. Less than twenty men brought down two towers, part of the pentagon, and crashed four planes in a matter of hours, killing thousands. That's how they fight. In the years since then, we've seen bombings and slaughter all around the globe. We're in a war, but we don't recognize it because it doesn't take on the usual this military vs that military. I remember growing up and going to major events and subconsciously always keeping an eye out and wondering, what if?
All it takes is one person bent on harming others. They want us to fear that, and they'll do anything to make sure we do, including sneaking in with innocent people whose lives they've already destroyed.
There has to be a screening process involved, otherwise it's like opening the door to a family being swarmed by bees and not closing the door behind them. We've helped them, we've had good intentions, but the bees came in and are now hurting our family as well.
May I also point out, what about all the homeless and misplaced that are already in our country? The children stuck in foster care? The mass slaughter of babies every day through abortion? If we can't adequately care for our own, how are we supposed to care for those in desperate need?
I also want to say thanks to the media. Because of you, we live divided. Because of you, we run the risk of imploding. I heard somewhere once, I can't remember who said it, that America wouldn't be destroyed from outside sources; the military is too strong for that. But America's demise would come about due to it's own internal conflict. The more the media slams those wanting to make a stand, calling them bigots, war mongers, and pushing it's over the top "politically correct" agenda, the more power we give the terrorists. There is great truth in the statement "United We Stand" because divided we fall. And right now, we are terribly divided, and those terrorists are loving it. They are slipping in like thieves in the night while we quarrel over petty things like the color of a cup. They are happy to take advantage of the bleeding hearts, and the second they have the chance, they will strike against those who showed compassion. Because that's what they do. We are "infidel."
So yes, please let the refugees in. Give them respite from those who have destroyed their lives, but let's make sure those who have destroyed their countries aren't allowed to destroy the safety of our own. Because they will, with great pleasure.
