Quote:Looks like the state governors, including Florida governor Skeletor, are rallying against accepting refugees.

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/sy...ect-215927

 

They can't actually block them, but this does send a message.

How dare you insult Skeletor by comparing him to Rick Scott! Besides, Scott looks a lot more like Bat Boy.

 

But yeah, my take on the refugees: I don't think a great number of ISIS operatives are coming across. In fact, I think ISIS actually wants us to deny asylum to refugees in hopes that it drives a further wedge between the US and the Middle Eastern Muslim population. It's also worth pointing out here that the attackers in Paris were all there legally, and none were refugees.

 

That said, I think we have to look at the reality of the situation we're in. There are tens of thousands of people wanting to escape a war-torn country--a country in which one of the major warring factions is a terrorist group that has demonstrated numerous times that they will go to any lengths to kill westerners wherever they can find them. Denying asylum to the 99.999-ish% of refugees who are just trying to escape a terrible situation won't build us any new bridges with that part of the world, but I just can't find any particularly good, compelling reason to risk letting ISIS sympathizers into the US right now. It's a no-win situation for us, really. If we shut down the flow of refugees, we basically give ISIS what it wants. If we keep holding the doors open, even if by a crack, we're inviting them to come on over.

 

As much as I hate to suggest internment camps (again), I think that ultimately might be the best solution. Refugees are welcome to come over, but they live under tightly-controlled conditions in an enclosed environment (like a military base) while it's determined via personality assessment, interviews and monitoring of daily activities whether or not they harbor the sort of anger or resentment towards the west that would lead them down the road to ISIS.

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