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> The US has millions of economic and war-affected Mexican refugees. This is false. According to the DHS, less than 1400 refugees have been granted asylum betw
by jfim 10y ago
> The US has millions of economic and war-affected Mexican refugees.
This is false. According to the DHS, less than 1400 refugees have been granted asylum between fiscal years 2013 to 2015 (inclusive) [1].
> Same with Syria... should Germany, Turkey, Greece, etc. say "Syria is sovereign, nothing we can do" when their countries are being overrun?
Why not?
> The US should look to improve life in Mexico and reduce cartel power first through economic and peaceful political means, and then, PERHAPS and after much thought, bombing the shit out of every cartel leader on the same night, Godfather style. I'm only half kidding.
Doesn't seem like what the current administration is doing, though.
[1] https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2015/table17 https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2015/tab...
- unethical_ban 10y agoI used the refugee term in the sense of "they came here to escape poverty and gang wars", not "the State Dept allowed them in". And "Why not"? Because of my point: Syrian war is having a very real, direct impact on the other countries, and is violating the Non-Aggression Principle. So even if someone is a Libertarian or non-absolute Pacifist, it could be argued those countries most affected by refugees have the right to self-defense against Syrian combatants.