{"id":30166,"date":"2015-11-17T15:34:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T23:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=30166"},"modified":"2015-11-18T08:37:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T16:37:41","slug":"the-republican-crisis-recycling-center-syrian-refugee-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=30166","title":{"rendered":"The Republican Crisis Recycling Center: Syrian Refugee Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

In what is being described as the worst refugee crisis<\/a> since World War II, the plight of displaced Syrians continues to be a daunting humanitarian problem that is putting pressure on nations around the world to find a compassionate solution.<\/p>\n

The United States is among those nations, but it is battling opposition from within. Not surprisingly, it is the Republicans and other conservative politicians and pundits who are adamantly against allowing Syrian refugees safe harbor in America. So far, more than half of the state governors are on record<\/a> as opposing resettlement of Syrians in their states, and all but one of them are Republicans. [Legal note<\/a>: These constitutional fetishists are unaware that they do not have the authority to dictate immigration policy, which rests with the federal government]<\/em><\/p>\n

The GOP’s arguments against welcoming these refugees are consistently based on the fear that terrorists will clandestinely slip in among the legitimate migrants. While there is very little evidence of that occurring, it remains the favored excuse of the refugee opponents. The typical refrain goes something like this:<\/p>\n