Syrian Refugees.
More than 4 million Syrian refugees have poured into Europe
since the start of the country's war 5 years ago. But it only took one of them
to change Paris forever. 3 days after the tragedy in France rocked the world,
Officials have confirmed that at least one of the terrorists snuck into the
Country posing as a Syrian Refugee. That revelation, combined with fresh fears
that ISIS is on the move in the West, is igniting a firestorm in the U.S.,
where President Obama announced his plans to open America's Arms to at least
10,000 Syrian Refugees in 2016.
Barely 3 days after terrorists unleashed one of the
deadliest attacks since 9/11, U.S. President is suggesting that the U.S.
knowingly roll out the welcome mat for a Population increasingly gamed by ISIS
(the same ISIS, incidentally, who's already vowed to strike America in its
stronghold, Washington next). The White House's foolhardy plan should come as
no surprise to anyone following this Administration's clearly failed Foreign
Policy. Let's not forget: a day before the Paris attacks, the President
insisted ISIS had been contained. Now, after the bodies of more than 129
innocent People have proven him wrong, he's trying to give radical Islam
exactly what it wants: a free path to the U.S. To get it, the President will
have to go through plenty of People first. Dozens of Governors, State Leaders,
Congressmen, Senators, Agency Officials and Security experts are lashing out at
the Plan, which they consider a deadly mistake. "We cannot allow Syrian
Refugees in the U.S.A. in the current dangerous environment. We don't want to
be complicit with a program that could bring terrorists into the U.S.A.",
said Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas). In the Senate, Members are urging the
President to wake up and consider the risks to National Security.
Meanwhile, across the Country, nearly 2 dozen Governors are
racing to protect their own borders. Some, like Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas)
are refusing to accept Refugees altogether. Others have suggested vetting
People by Religion -an approach the President called shameful. Ironically, his
administration is already doing that. U.S.A. already do discriminate, against
Christians. 53 of the 2,194 Syrian Refugees admitted into the U.S. since the
war have been Christians. That's 3%, compared to 96% who are Muslim. Obviously,
not every Muslim coming to America wants to kill us, but so far, those who do
want to kill us are Muslim. That's an uncomfortable reality, even for the
Church. There seems to be a growing chorus of Christians who justify these
open-door Policies on Immigration or Asylum with the Bible's command to
"love the stranger". I agree, we should love the stranger, but that
doesn't mean we have to do so at the expense of U.S.A. Security. The
President's Chief responsibility is to protect Americans from all enemies,
foreign and domestic. It's our job then, as Individuals, to show love and
compassion. There are plenty of charitable solutions for Refugees that don't
involve bringing them to U.S.A., unchecked and unaccountable. One option would
be to make their Homelands safe while we offer as much Humanitarian Relief as
possible.
U.S.A. can be caring and benevolent without unnecessarily
endangering the American People. What many forget is that in Scripture, loving
the stranger is just one component. God also commands these foreigners to
assimilate and keep the Laws of the Land. As Exodus 12:49 makes clear:
"there shall be one Law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns
among you". The U.S.' goal should be a safe haven for everyone. That means
protecting the Refugees' shelter abroad without sacrificing ours at home.
