September 8th, 2015: Refugees

[Diaphone Jim]

I read this morning that the EU has 508 million people and many EU officials feel that it can realistically absorb refugees in the number expected.
What ever trash they had to discard must have been obtained after their 40-in-a-5-man-boat rides across the sea.

I have to say that Bruce's promise of a "lighter side of IOtD" was sadly too optimistic.

[Lamplighter]

Refugee crisis: Pressure builds for U.S. to welcome more Syrians
By Holly Yan, CNN

(CNN)Of the 4 million Syrian refugees who have fled attacks by their government and ISIS, the United States has taken in 0.03% of them.

That's a pitiful number that needs to be changed immediately, a growing number of Americans say. Both Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Martin O'Malley agree: the U.S. needs to step up.

But how many should the United States take in? And what risks would be involved?

So far, the U.S. has accepted 1,500 Syrian refugees. By contrast, Germany said it will take in 800,000 migrants in the current refugee crisis. Several other countries, such as Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, have each taken in hundreds of thousands of Syrians.

The International Rescue Committee called for the United States to open its doors to 65,000 Syrian refugees.


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Martin O'Malley, (D) Presidential Candidate, made the comparison.
...65,000 refugees in the USA is equivalent to 6 or 7 additional people
among 3,200 people at a baseball game.

Big deal ? - I don't think so, but The Donald is hesitant because we already have
"tremendous problems with immigration --- tremendous problems ---"

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[Griff]

Rust belt cities in the US are desperate for a population boost.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Sorry Jim, nobody stepped up to fill the void.

Martin O'Malley, (D) Presidential Candidate, made the comparison.
...65,000 refugees in the USA is equivalent to 6 or 7 additional people
among 3,200 people at a baseball game.

3200 is a pretty small ball game attendance, must be a loser... like the Phillies.
But O'Malley is missing the point, it's 65,000 heathens who don't talk good American, and everyone knows they's welfare sucking, job stealing, terrorists, and rapers... father rapers.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Griff

Rust belt cities in the US are desperate for a population boost.

And if they were Irish, they might take them.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

And if they were Irish, they might take them.

That is the cold hard truth.

You'd think the batshit right would see the potential for staving off the end of religion in America for another couple generations but it appears religious freedom isn't the thing, maybe its more like Religion® freedom...

the Syracuse metro was the only one in New York that was not listed as having recovered or partially recovered from the recession.

[xoxoxoBruce]

But they're "that religion", which is worse than heathen. How could you forget, today being 9/11.

[Griff]

I've been given to understand that my support for the Iran deal indicates insufficient remembering.

[BigV]

You, too, hear stupid people?

[Griff]

So many.

[xoxoxoBruce]

On an upnote...

[Griff]

Tom and Jerry will win their hearts and minds. Thoroughly westernized in 30 minutes. We can absorb a lot of Syrians. I am not excited by Islam or religion generally but these folks are fleeing the ugliest manifestation of religion, they should be ready for a little skepticism and some damn peace.

[Undertoad]

They are learning about that infidel Tom.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Hey, why did the OP picture get replaced with the Tom & Jerry pic? Did I label them the same when I uploaded them, and the program replaced the first with the second?

[Undertoad]

Yes they need to be different names