With the debate over the potential terrorist threat posed by Syrian
refugees coming into the United States, it is worth investigating how
the United States has handled refugee situations before. With the
horrific slaughter of innocent civilians in Paris last week, the civil
war in Syria has scarred the cultural heartland of western civilization,
and Republicans across the country have been quick to declare that the
United States could ill-afford the risk of bringing in any more Syrian
refugees.
Republican presidential hopeful and Texas
senator Ted Cruz has stated his opposition to allowing Syrian refugees
in the U.S., saying it's too much of a terrorist risk. Ted Cruz went so
far as to suggest a religious test for Syrian refugees, stating that "There is no meaningful risk of Christians committing acts of terror" whereas Muslims fleeing Syria should go to other Muslim countries instead of the U.S.
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