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syrian refugees

Conservatives Should Be Leading the Charge to Accept Syrian Refugees. We Have No Choice.

November 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

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Doesn’t American exceptionalism demand that we lead where others have neither the will nor the courage? We have no choice. America gives sanctuary to those fleeing persecution, argues Nancy Smith. This is what we do and who we are. We’re the good guys.

Gov. Scott Orders DCF to Stop Aiding Relocation of 425 Syrian Refugees

November 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Governors in Arizona, Arkansas, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio and Wisconsin have also announced they will refuse to accept any more Syrians.

A Syrian Family Just Landed in Palm Coast Starts Life Over From “Less Than Zero”

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Mania and Amir Saman and their four young children once lived like kings, but they can’t go home to Syria and have been reduced to bare survival as they rebuild a life in Palm Coast.

The Hell With Your Tired,
Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses

September 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 68 Comments

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Barack Obama’s order to open the U.S. to 10,000 refugees is dismal compared to Germany’s. Racism, not means, block greater numbers from an American welcome.

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