Hello Everybody,

There are 4 million Syrian refugees seeking shelter
- wherever they can find it. Many are in Jordan.
Others are in Jordan. And in Turkey. But most of
them have no place at all, except alone in the desert
among the elements.

The United States of America, which prides itself as
being a land of immigrants, has accepted 1,500 Syrian
refugees for the present fiscal year. Our president,
not being oblivious to the world around him, has taken
notice of the vast influx of humanity seeking shelter
in Europe, and as a result has decided to do his part
by upping the number of refugees the USA will accept
up to 10,000 for the next fiscal year.

Whoop tee doo. A total of 10,000 refugees out of
4 million. That would be 0.25% of the refugees seeking
shelter. I wonder where the other 99.75% will find a
place to sleep?

The number of Syrians seeking refuge is only 60% of
the number of refugees in the Middle East who are also
in the same boat. Where are those refugees going to
go?

And then there are the refugees from Libya, most of
whom drown at sea. If they had a desert, or railroad
tracks they could walk across, Italy would be their
new home.

Well, that really was their own fault. They should
have accepted Il Duce's offer long ago to become Italian
citizens. But no. They had to have their independence.
And Qaddafi.

At least Germany showed some grace by welcoming the
newcomers to their shores. Didn't want to set a bad
example for the rest of Europe. Besides, der Fuhrer
was now a woman ...

The Donald has it all wrong. We should not only let
the Syrians in, but we should let everybody in. Doing
so will not make himself friends with David Duke and
his ilk, but so what? Let the Dukester go play with
his pals in Russia or wherever else white racists can
be found.

America is about freedom. And opportunity. And
everything else that is good in this world.

I mean, you don't find refugees trying to sneak into
Iran. Or North Korea. Or any other mean-spirited state.

Now for a few words from our sponsor - Bob Klahn - who
has been AWOL these past few months ...

--Lee

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