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Vietnamese Americans Advocate for Syrian Refugees

An Emmy-winning Vietnamese-American documentary filmmaker from Fountain Valley, California, recently launched a social-media campaign called #ICareBecause, calling attention to the Syrian migrant crisis and urging support for their absorption into the U.S.

A Syrian family disembarks from the Greek government chartered Eleftherios Venizelos ferry at the port of Piraeus on September 9, 2015. Thousands of refugees arrived in Piraeus by goverment chartered ferry from the overcrowded Greek islands, especially the island of Lesbos. EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled major plans Wednesday to force the bloc to share 160,000 refugees and ease the burden on border states from the worst migration crisis since World War II. AFP PHOTO/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read

Selfish Genes, Altruistic Politics, and the European Migration Crisis

Immigration debates are heavily infused with this politicized notion of selfishness. It’s built into the common smear of “nativist” directed at anyone who wants border security and citizenship laws taken seriously. A “nativist” is a selfish person who wants to lock the deserving poor of other nations on the other side of a border fence, instead of “sharing the wealth” of his own prosperous society. “Compassion” demands open borders and mass migration from impoverished countries into rich ones.

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Rand Paul Blames Hillary for Syrian Refugee Crisis

GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul spoke Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” placing some blame on Hillary Clinton for the Syrian refugee crisis Paul explained that Clinton’s policies while secretary of state have contributed to the current migrant crisis and called it a “bad

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Lindsey Graham: Pretty Poem Says USA Must Adopt Unknown Muslim Men From Jihad-Syria

Sen. Lindsey Graham says an 1883 poem requires Americans to accept huge numbers of Muslim refugees who are fleeing the jihad-shattered wreckage of their home nations and region. “We’re Americans… [and] Americans have welcomed people in the past who have been fleeing oppression,” the Republican from South Carolina told host Tucker Carlson on FOX & Friends. “Go read [the 1883 poem] on the Statue of Liberty.”