No refugees wanted here in RI!

Ralphy1

Ralphy1

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Some politicians and a lot of the public are shouting out that they aren't wanted. Not even women and children as they would be a burden on our health and education systems that are already stretched to the limit. What is happening where you live?
 

Here in my small town in BC, the inter cultural society are raising the rest of fifty grand needed to sponsor refugees. United church will sponsor a family, some private people also. Myself and others are gathering up welcome packages with stuff our new neighbours may need.
 
Take in as many as you want, just keep them up there...
 

Piffle, Ralphy. I forbid you and your Mrs. Doubtfire fantasy to pollute the intellectual/social/spiritual purity of my beloved country. I shall petition one of our secret security organisations ( should i be able to find one,) to have you declared an undesirable alien, and barred from setting one of your high heeled hedonistic feet on our side of the border.
 
I visited your country in my youth and found it wanting, so I won't be back...
 
We are welcoming the first chartered flight of Syrian families today, with more following in the next month and even more next year. I don't know where else they are going to be housed, but about 50 of them will be on a lovely island 20 miles from us. They will be housed in empty council houses, donations have been made of clothing, household items, and they will be given English lessons, signed up to the NHS, and put into schools.

This island has a population of about 7,000 and has no mosque, but one of the churches has been offered for their use when someone from a mosque in Glasgow comes over occasionally.

When they have settled in there will be a gathering where they will be asked to make some of their traditional foods so the islanders can get to know more about them and their traditions.
 
Texas is one of the states rejecting the refugees..

I ran across this article this morning that stats how I feel about the situation..

[h=1]NYT: Confusing refugees with terrorists is morally unacceptable[/h]http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/o...-refugees.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=1

Battening down the hatches is often an impulsive and politically expedient response to terrorism attacks. Predictably, the harrowing scenes of carnage in Paris on Friday are fueling calls to shut down borders and halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Western nations.

Senator Marco Rubio, a leading Republican presidential candidate, said the United States should stop taking in Syrian refugees. Jeb Bush, another Republican candidate, suggested, idiotically, that it might be O.K. to admit only Christians. Several governors announced that their states would not accept Syrian refugees. Republicans on Capitol Hill are expected this week to push for legislation that would block President Obama’s initiative to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees next year.

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These responses are wrong. Confusing refugees with terrorists is morally unacceptable and, as a matter of strategy, misguided. Stemming the exodus of refugees from Syria must be an important part of any comprehensive plan to end the Syrian war. Building new barriers to keep them out with the absurd argument that Muslims are inherently dangerous could provide propaganda benefits to the Islamic State. The group, also known as ISIS, has drawn recruits around the globe by offering a cause and a home to Muslims who feel marginalized and scorned.

Mr. Obama hit just the right note at the Group of 20 summit meeting in Antalya, Turkey, on Monday. “Many of these refugees are the victims of terrorism themselves, that’s what they’re fleeing,” he said. “Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values. Our nations can welcome refugees who are desperately seeking safety and ensure our own security. We can and must do both.”
 
Our Governor in Illinois also has said we will not take refugees.. I hear Governor Rouner is out painting over the poem on our Statue of Liberty.. to cover up the last few lines...Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"


I hang my head in shame and embarrassment for him.
 
Our governor spoke out of turn when she said, "we'll gladly take some" and is getting a lot of flak from the voters.........she's on her last term so she's not overly concerned about losing voters.
 
Ralphy1 said:
Some politicians and a lot of the public are shouting out that they aren't wanted. Not even women and children as they would be a burden on our health and education systems that are already stretched to the limit. What is happening where you live?
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Excuse my naivete, but are you by "RI" in The Republic of Ireland, or is RI an abbreviation for one of America's cities ?
 
Shalimar said:
Jackie, and QS, you have my sincere sympathies. I remember how many times I was embarrassed by our conservative former
prime minister and his racist Islamophobic policies.
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Yes well we have a lot here to be embarrassed about.. particularly in this election cycle.. I am very proud or our President though.. He is measured and calm and that makes me feel better. Imagine a President who succumbed to "knee Jerk" reactions and ran around with the rest setting his hair on fire.. We have seen where that gets us..
 
I think President Obama is very presidential in his handling of this situation. He strikes a good glance between compassion and pragmatism. This is no time to give in to inflammatory rhetoric, given the present paranoia.
 
Well, you would be in a minority. Disappointing was the word used for his remarks yesterday. The world still looks to the US for leadership and didn't see it yesterday...
 
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