Quote:Indeed it is. Finding the balance between security, compassion, and the American spirit is tough in situations like this. I like TJ's response to the whole thing above. What are your thoughts on it?

Quote:When dealing with Trump, you expect comments that border on self-parody.

 

While Lindsey Graham certainly isn't the most stable of Republican Presidential candidates, it's not something I'd expect to see come out of his mouth.

 

I believe we should accept Syrian refugees without question, but they should be restricted to government housing facilities (on military bases, for example) until their backgrounds can be vetted. Any that have any ties to known terror groups or known, extensive criminal histories should be sent back. I might even err on the side of caution and assume that people who literally have no history are concealing their true identity, and strongly consider sending them back, too. Once they're cleared, they're issued visas to stay in the US for a set amount of time. Those visas can be extended, and they could even be considered part of a path to citizenship.

 

Regarding the first bold statement, I believe that we should be very careful regarding allowing people from Syria and other countries specifically from the region into the U.S..  There is a very fine line between a potential "refugee" and a terrorist.


 

Regarding the second statement in bold, I would keep these people far away from any important places, military bases included.


 

I agree with the next part of the statement regarding the vetting and background of these people.


 

Regarding the third bold statement, the only thing that I would add to that is that they must "check in" regularly, and if they violate that they are immediately sent back.  Also, as far as it being a part of a path to citizenship, they go to the "back of the line" so to speak.  I would also add that while they are here under a visa, they can not break any laws, and they must pay taxes.  They are not eligible for food stamps, welfare, etc.


 

 

Once the government housing facilities are full, no more refugees are accepted until enough space opens for another plane full of them to take up residence. It's a little spartan, yeah, but when you're talking about taking in potentially a million or more people from Syria, the possibility of a few of them taking advantage of the US' generosity to sneak in terror group operatives is nonzero, and has to be taken into consideration.