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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Jesus man, do you have no empathy for people? I'm not sitting here pretending I'm one of those people with all sorts of empathy and declaring we should let them all in. But I do have some empathy. There are likely many violent criminals mixed in with the thousands of refugees seeking safety, and so they need to be processed.
If you are staring down the barrel of an AK-47 in your own country, WTF would you do? Travel to the consulate, fill out papers, pay the fees, wait the year or two until an asylum country accepts you? The reality is there is a refugee crisis. The Western countries ARE going to accept refugees. The question is who will accept how many. Not are we going to accept them at all.
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A few points:
- many of the refugees are being held in Turkey, a wealthy country and a member of NATO. These people are safe already.
- all of the people leaving Turkey are seeking better economic opportunities, not safety.
- they are being smuggled by criminals in sub-standard conditions.