My first thought on hearing about the Paris massacre was that now Americans would oppose accepting the few Syrian refugees we had planned to take in.
Sure enough, governor after governor now says no to accepting Syrians. Millions of refugees, including women and children, need help. The Paris massacres don’t change that. ISIS must be so pleased; they succeeded in increasing the misery of all those people. ISIS cannot defeat the west, but they can sow fear and dissension. They have done that, which means they are winning.
I suppose many anti-immigrant bigots are quite pleased with the Paris bombings. It gave them the excuse they were hoping for to reject the refugees.
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