A New Jersey Republican will ask the Trump administration to take action on providing relief for Christian genocide survivors fleeing the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-N.J.) bill — the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2016 — would ensure government interviews for for Christians seeking asylum by creating a new category for groups persecuted by ISIS.
"Everyone will have to go through a vetting process," Smith told The Hill of his legislation.
Smith said he is making the case to Trump transition officials including Vice President-elect Mike Pence, his former House colleague.
Watch the video above to hear Smith describe his measure.
Smith said he is making the case to Trump transition officials including Vice President-elect Mike Pence, his former House colleague.
Watch the video above to hear Smith describe his measure.
Video @ The Hill
More stupidity. It does no one any good to import unwashed unskilled illiterate masses from the third world, even if they are persecuted Christians. America's asylum rules were written to support the cold war and take in people fleeing Communism. Those people were valuable to us because they had information we could exploit. They make no sense for any other sort of "persecution". Syrian Christians need to relocate to a country more like the one they are leaving where they have a better chance to assimilate. The same for people from Africa. Stone age people have no hope of being anything but servants or criminals here in the USA. There are 189 countries on the planet. Pick a different one. We have already taken in enough other people's problems. This doesn't even account for the over 30 million nominal Christians from our Southern border who came here without asking permission. We don't need a vetting process. We need a fence.
ReplyDeleteWe need a fence.
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Now THAT sounds much more reasonable. It is clear fact that Christians are attacked more often by both radical and non radical Muslims.
ReplyDeleteBut I would still insist on the requirement that if they intend to become permanent American citizens, that they go through the requirements to obtain that privilege.
It is a privilege - not a right. It must be earned.
It is a privilege - not a right. It must be earned.
DeleteNovel thought to our detractors.
I would rather just send them a few pallets of guns and let them defend themselves in their own country. They are only persecuted because they can't or won't fight back. Either way, it's not our problem. They already have a home. They need to go there.
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We have an overabundance of all, that's for sure.
DeleteConsidering how diverse the US already is..., it's difficult for me to oppose Syrian Christians unless also opposing other immigrants. I'd just be concerned they'd turn out to be Muslim.
ReplyDeleteI very much want to preserve those ancient Christian communities. I hope they could revitalise our own faith. We have a crisis in the European churches today, or so it seems to me.
And I'm not exactly pro-Christian refugee. I just see them as more deserving than others. Some Lebanese attend the church I went to when young, also went to school with me. They seem fine to me.
Some Lebanese attend the church I went to when young, also went to school with me. They seem fine to me.
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Regarding Christians needing to defend themselves, they at the least shouldn't have to defend themselves from the US! US foreign policy has been terrible for ME Christians. Post-Iraq, Christians have been hardest hit. They survived from Christ's time through all sorts of hardship - couldn't survive Bush.
ReplyDeleteAt the least, the US should truly stay out and not support enemies of Christians.
And some of these Palestinians everyone hates are of course Christian, btw. Also, the Christians fought for Assad. American Christians shouldn't support a war against Christ.
Some Lebanese attend the church I went to when young, also went to school with me. They seem fine to me.
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