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   
      
   --- MesNews/1.08.05.00-gb   
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