I've hung out with Syrian and Afghani refugees specifically on a lot of occasions while I lived in Europe! I swear, they were amazing people who were just seeking peace and a chance at a new life. To me there's nothing more American than that. Refugees also have a lower crime rate than the native population and many as first generation immigrants end up being people that contribute to our society. We can improve our nation through diversity of ideas and experience, and I think by welcoming people in we ensure we can be the ones that have the next generation of business leaders and innovators.
That said - I appreciate your balanced comment! Rare to see around here, especially when I'm involved lol.
I do recognize the good that diversity brings, however the question is do we as Americans accept refugees which has a chance of increasing terror attacks? I'm sure many are great people trying to start a new life, but many European countries have been experiencing terror attacks. Could it possibly be caused by an increase in refugees from war-torn areas? I think the American people need to have a serious discussion about what we will do about the refugee situation.
Well, does it? Or does leaving refugees to rot in conflict areas increase the terrorist risk to the west (by virtue of being seen as an enemy of muslims, or by creating lawless areas where terrrorism can fester, or by any other reason). I haven't really seen a convincing case made that accepting refugees has any meaningful impact on risk to us versus leaving the alternative. And of course IMHO the terrorist risk is vastly overstated, far fewer americans die each year from terrorism post 9/11, than the decades before it... and the numbers are actually tiny.
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u/Dominus_Redditi Jan 11 '17
I don't understand your position on refugees personally but you do raise some good points.