Somehow it's just not the same now.... but I'll try.
The mayor of Vancouver (Gregor Robertson... he's totally and madly obsessed with bike lanes, but I'll give him some credit today) held a town hall meeting so that people could come and discuss what the real options are for those who want to help the refugees, how much it can cost, what it would take, what hoops have to be jumped through, etc. Very good idea I thought. If every mayor of every major city in North America did the same thing, that would probably be very helpful.
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I found an article that might contribute. I didn't read it all so can't say if it's biased in any way. It has graphs.
More than 4 million refugees from Syria (95%) are in just five countries Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt:
Lebanon hosts approximately 1.2 million refugees from Syria which amounts to around one in five people in the country
Jordan hosts about 650,000 refugees from Syria, which amounts to about 10% of the population
Turkey hosts 1.9 million refugees from Syria, more than any other country worldwide
Iraq where 3 million people have been internally displaced in the last 18 months hosts 249,463 refugees from Syria
Egypt hosts 132,375 refugees from Syria
The UN humanitarian appeal for Syrian refugees is just 40% funded.
Funding shortages mean that the most vulnerable Syrian refugees in Lebanon receive just $13.50 per month or less than half a dollar a day for food assistance.
More than 80% of Syrian refugees in Jordan living below the local poverty line.
CONFLICT IN SYRIA
Around 220,000 people have been killed and 12.8 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria
More than 50% of Syria’s population is currently displaced
INTERNATIONAL RESETTLEMENT
In total, 104,410 resettlement places have been offered globally since the start of the Syria crisis, which equates to a mere 2.6% of the total population of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and Turkey.
400,000 people in the five main host countries – or 10% – are in need of resettlement according to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR.
Amnesty International is calling for at least 10% of Syria’s most vulnerable refugees to be resettled from the main host countries by the end of 2016
KEY FACTS:
Gulf countries including Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain have offered zero resettlement places to Syrian refugees.
Other high income countries including Russia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea have also offered zero resettlement places.
Germany has pledged 35,000 places for Syrian refugees through its humanitarian admission program and individual sponsorship; about 75% of the EU total.
Germany and Sweden together have received 47% Syrian asylum applications in the EU between April 2011 and July 2015
Excluding Germany and Sweden, the remaining 26 EU countries have pledged around 8,700 resettlement places, or around 0.2% of Syrian refugees in the main host countries.
And she kicked that child. Compassion and empathy have become obsolete with some people. :(
That lack of compassion and empathy is the real story here IMO. I suppose the horrible woman is either a frothing racist, or who thinks these people are invaders of her country (or both). I have read and heard stuff about how these people are a bunch of lying bastards, evident in all kinds of insane ways. How they aren't refugees at all because they have cell phones, for example. I guess some people think only the poorest of the poor can be war refugees. Those kinds of views make me believe that many people truly are not understand the problem at all.... and have also forgotten about the holocaust.
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Very glad she's been fired. That kid could have really been hurt. Plus, journalists are not supposed to intervene like that. What a dumb biotch.
I have been quite disturbed about all the news out of Hungary generally.
Yeah, they have been veering into scary territory for a while now. Anti-Semitism (the real kind, not the "criticized Israel must be anti-Semitic" kind) and ugly nationalism have been on the rise and are becoming the new norm, and that's just one aspect of what's going wrong there.
Gulf countries including Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain have offered zero resettlement places to Syrian refugees.
I know it's not an entirely fair comparison to democratic countries like in the EU and NA but for Chrissakes these are wealthy as hell nations. The region has recent history of abuse of migrant workers (basically slavery) but under EU guidance they ought to be taken in legitimately and not forced into slavery. Basically the entire "first world" ought to be helping out with this.
Very glad she's been fired. That kid could have really been hurt. Plus, journalists are not supposed to intervene like that. What a dumb biotch.
I have been quite disturbed about all the news out of Hungary generally.
i saw that. what a disgraceful act. these people are running away from danger and threat of injury and here is this woman kicking them and tripping them.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway
the west should totally be doing more. i mean, we are in part responsible for this, with our freely arming or certain regimes and factions.
unfortunately a xenophobe who is running for president and dominating polls is not going to allow for us to have any meaningful dialogue in this country. plus, our media is in the bag for trump because he is clickbait, so nobody is going to challenge him.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway
the west should totally be doing more. i mean, we are in part responsible for this, with our freely arming or certain regimes and factions.
unfortunately a xenophobe who is running for president and dominating polls is not going to allow for us to have any meaningful dialogue in this country. plus, our media is in the bag for trump because he is clickbait, so nobody is going to challenge him.
he's right up there with the Hungarian guy. I wonder what Bernie has to say on the subject.Unfortunately I'll never find out cuz the media treats him like the unwanted ginger stepson that gets locked under the stairs.
the west should totally be doing more. i mean, we are in part responsible for this, with our freely arming or certain regimes and factions.
unfortunately a xenophobe who is running for president and dominating polls is not going to allow for us to have any meaningful dialogue in this country. plus, our media is in the bag for trump because he is clickbait, so nobody is going to challenge him.
he's right up there with the Hungarian guy. I wonder what Bernie has to say on the subject.Unfortunately I'll never find out cuz the media treats him like the unwanted ginger stepson that gets locked under the stairs.
you are absolutely correct there. i am supporting bernie and i don't even know his thoughts on this.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway
There's a ranch in Wyoming that could use several thousand ranch hands. Come to think of it, Wyoming with it's dwindling population would make for a mighty fine "safe" state resettlement area. Dick Vader could preach the virtues of America and swear them in as citizens after they pass their citizenship tests.
the west should totally be doing more. i mean, we are in part responsible for this, with our freely arming or certain regimes and factions.
unfortunately a xenophobe who is running for president and dominating polls is not going to allow for us to have any meaningful dialogue in this country. plus, our media is in the bag for trump because he is clickbait, so nobody is going to challenge him.
he's right up there with the Hungarian guy. I wonder what Bernie has to say on the subject.Unfortunately I'll never find out cuz the media treats him like the unwanted ginger stepson that gets locked under the stairs.
you are absolutely correct there. i am supporting bernie and i don't even know his thoughts on this.
I was curious too and found this report from The Guardian:
"But even as presidential candidates offer foreign policy pitches through a lens of moral leadership, just one of 22 contenders – former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley – said unequivocally that the US should take in more refugees and put forward a specific number. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Democrat called on the government to accept 65,000 refugees from Syria over the next year."
Only one out this large pack?!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Somehow it's just not the same now.... but I'll try.
The mayor of Vancouver (Gregor Robertson... he's totally and madly obsessed with bike lanes, but I'll give him some credit today) held a town hall meeting so that people could come and discuss what the real options are for those who want to help the refugees, how much it can cost, what it would take, what hoops have to be jumped through, etc. Very good idea I thought. If every mayor of every major city in North America did the same thing, that would probably be very helpful.
They do sometimes. It's fun, I've been to a few.
I don't understand why everyone's expected to allow them in with open arms. We've all seen the rise in violence due to the influx of illegal immigrants in Texas and New Mexico, we all support building a fence to properly screen and validate every person crossing the border, yet when it happens in a third world country, where violence runs rampant, it's expected to be allowed? Shouldn't it be more restricted and validated even more so there?
I don't blame the countries for building fences around their points of entry. I would lay out row after row of barbed wire.
Ask your self honestly if you would be ok with suddenly 100s of Iraqie immigrants living on the same road as your home, living in the yards, bathing and using the rest room in your drive way. I doubt you would be so welcoming after a very short amount of time.
We all want to pretend we would help, but I think deep down we know the truth. At least I'm honest about it. Unlike 99.9% of the rest of the world who doesn't want to "offend" anyone!
the west should totally be doing more. i mean, we are in part responsible for this, with our freely arming or certain regimes and factions.
unfortunately a xenophobe who is running for president and dominating polls is not going to allow for us to have any meaningful dialogue in this country. plus, our media is in the bag for trump because he is clickbait, so nobody is going to challenge him.
he's right up there with the Hungarian guy. I wonder what Bernie has to say on the subject.Unfortunately I'll never find out cuz the media treats him like the unwanted ginger stepson that gets locked under the stairs.
you are absolutely correct there. i am supporting bernie and i don't even know his thoughts on this.
I was curious too and found this report from The Guardian:
"But even as presidential candidates offer foreign policy pitches through a lens of moral leadership, just one of 22 contenders – former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley – said unequivocally that the US should take in more refugees and put forward a specific number. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Democrat called on the government to accept 65,000 refugees from Syria over the next year."
Only one out this large pack?!
I would hazard a guess that Mr O'Malley also happens to come from good immigrant stock himself, so has a more balanced viewpoint
This just proves what I meant last time. Can't even donate before being robbed. That's what I said I hoped didn't happen to the other reporter but noooo, that would never happen, right?
Somehow it's just not the same now.... but I'll try.
The mayor of Vancouver (Gregor Robertson... he's totally and madly obsessed with bike lanes, but I'll give him some credit today) held a town hall meeting so that people could come and discuss what the real options are for those who want to help the refugees, how much it can cost, what it would take, what hoops have to be jumped through, etc. Very good idea I thought. If every mayor of every major city in North America did the same thing, that would probably be very helpful.
They do sometimes. It's fun, I've been to a few.
I don't understand why everyone's expected to allow them in with open arms. We've all seen the rise in violence due to the influx of illegal immigrants in Texas and New Mexico, we all support building a fence to properly screen and validate every person crossing the border, yet when it happens in a third world country, where violence runs rampant, it's expected to be allowed? Shouldn't it be more restricted and validated even more so there?
I don't blame the countries for building fences around their points of entry. I would lay out row after row of barbed wire.
Ask your self honestly if you would be ok with suddenly 100s of Iraqie immigrants living on the same road as your home, living in the yards, bathing and using the rest room in your drive way. I doubt you would be so welcoming after a very short amount of time.
We all want to pretend we would help, but I think deep down we know the truth. At least I'm honest about it. Unlike 99.9% of the rest of the world who doesn't want to "offend" anyone!
You've been to a few town hall meetings about how to help the refugees, eh? Wow, that is very interesting, lol.
No good Christian would say what you just said.
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Somehow it's just not the same now.... but I'll try.
The mayor of Vancouver (Gregor Robertson... he's totally and madly obsessed with bike lanes, but I'll give him some credit today) held a town hall meeting so that people could come and discuss what the real options are for those who want to help the refugees, how much it can cost, what it would take, what hoops have to be jumped through, etc. Very good idea I thought. If every mayor of every major city in North America did the same thing, that would probably be very helpful.
They do sometimes. It's fun, I've been to a few.
I don't understand why everyone's expected to allow them in with open arms. We've all seen the rise in violence due to the influx of illegal immigrants in Texas and New Mexico, we all support building a fence to properly screen and validate every person crossing the border, yet when it happens in a third world country, where violence runs rampant, it's expected to be allowed? Shouldn't it be more restricted and validated even more so there?
I don't blame the countries for building fences around their points of entry. I would lay out row after row of barbed wire.
Ask your self honestly if you would be ok with suddenly 100s of Iraqie immigrants living on the same road as your home, living in the yards, bathing and using the rest room in your drive way. I doubt you would be so welcoming after a very short amount of time.
We all want to pretend we would help, but I think deep down we know the truth. At least I'm honest about it. Unlike 99.9% of the rest of the world who doesn't want to "offend" anyone!
You've been to a few town hall meetings about how to help the refugees, eh? Wow, that is very interesting, lol.
No good Christian would say what you just said.
You didn't read the part of the Gospels where Jesus said: "Verily, I will lay down row after row of barbed wire."
Somehow it's just not the same now.... but I'll try.
The mayor of Vancouver (Gregor Robertson... he's totally and madly obsessed with bike lanes, but I'll give him some credit today) held a town hall meeting so that people could come and discuss what the real options are for those who want to help the refugees, how much it can cost, what it would take, what hoops have to be jumped through, etc. Very good idea I thought. If every mayor of every major city in North America did the same thing, that would probably be very helpful.
They do sometimes. It's fun, I've been to a few.
I don't understand why everyone's expected to allow them in with open arms. We've all seen the rise in violence due to the influx of illegal immigrants in Texas and New Mexico, we all support building a fence to properly screen and validate every person crossing the border, yet when it happens in a third world country, where violence runs rampant, it's expected to be allowed? Shouldn't it be more restricted and validated even more so there?
I don't blame the countries for building fences around their points of entry. I would lay out row after row of barbed wire.
Ask your self honestly if you would be ok with suddenly 100s of Iraqie immigrants living on the same road as your home, living in the yards, bathing and using the rest room in your drive way. I doubt you would be so welcoming after a very short amount of time.
We all want to pretend we would help, but I think deep down we know the truth. At least I'm honest about it. Unlike 99.9% of the rest of the world who doesn't want to "offend" anyone!
What rise in crime in Texas. I'm here. Don't see it. Haven't seen any stats. Please enlighten me.
Now see them building houses and buildings. But they pretty much keep to themselves and do all they can to not draw attention.
Gulf countries including Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain have offered zero resettlement places to Syrian refugees.
I know it's not an entirely fair comparison to democratic countries like in the EU and NA but for Chrissakes these are wealthy as hell nations. The region has recent history of abuse of migrant workers (basically slavery) but under EU guidance they ought to be taken in legitimately and not forced into slavery. Basically the entire "first world" ought to be helping out with this.
I have thought much about this too. These countries isn't even so far away from Syria and Irak they also speak the same language and have the same religion.
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In the previous thread, there was some discussion about the virtue of pointing fingers and discussing who's to blame...and a question as to whether that was productive in helping refugees.... I think it's immensely important as the conflicts causing the crisis are still going on. We can't approach this as something we can find a solution for in the here and now, without looking at how to prevent additional refugees. The situation in Yemen is now six months old, and the entire country is falling toward a total humanitarian disaster of the exact same proportions as Syria. Where are the calls from the West to put an end to the Saudi bombings? Oh wait....all Iran's fault. Right. The situation in Syria is a proxy war. The media and some AMT members can call it a civil war all they want, but it most definitely is NOT. This cannot be boiled down to 'our countries accept some blame for causing this in the beginning, but now it's all on ISIS and Assad'. Way, way too simplistic and naive to assume that the international players no longer hold a stake. I don't know why anyone would think that. The US has just finished training and unleashed new 'moderate rebels' into the Syrian theatre, and Obama has promised to defend them with air strikes if they come under attack by anyone - including Assad. This puts the US directly on the warpath with Assad. Turkey (the same country who has been allowing ISIS reinforcements into Syria via their border), has said they are working to implement an ISIS-free / no fly zone in Northern Syria, and there have been renewed calls for Syrian no-fly zones since the years-old refugee crisis became so much more en vogue in the week since that horrific picture was published. Hawks are politicizing the crisis for all it's worth, and msm is acting as the megaphone, as always. Assholes like Stephen Harper and Chris Alexander in Canada couldn't get thru a single interview about refugees without mentioning the need for more militarism to take out the terrorists....This kind of (perfectly natural) heart-string-tugging opens the public discourse to more direct (read: military) action. Remember the chemical attacks and the red line? Same shit - we keep hearing one sided reporting on the situation on the ground there, with the only option to resolve the situation causing the crisis being the military choice. Think about who would benefit from a Syrian no fly zone. How big a threat is the ISIS air force? What happened in Libya after the no fly zone was implemented? (Ghaddafi was ousted, the country became a failed state, a homebase for extremists, and a continuing source of refugees). The West is openly training/funding/arming 'moderate' rebels to oust Assad. ISIS is working to oust Assad. The West is using air strikes in Syria to take out ISIS. Does anyone think all of three of these scenarios can play out in the best case simultaneously? The desired outcome all along has been the fall of Assad. As long as the Iran/Russia backed Assad government clings to power, and the West and her regional allies refuse to back down in their bid to install a regime that is not aligned with Iran and Russia, there will continue to be more refugees. Russia has said they will veto any no-fly zone presented to the UNSC. There have been reports over the last week of Russian marines arriving in Syria. The proxy war is going to come down to who blinks first. Considering the depth of ties between Iran/Syria/Russia, which make a lot more sense based on geography and recent history than any ties between Syria and gulf monarchies or US led coalitions ever could, I think we can see who the aggressors are, and who should be the ones to blink in order to allow these people a chance to rebuild in peace, and stem the tide of additional refugees.
I posted the youtube link (reposted on page 2) because I like the ideas Syrian Girl has to help. You obviously didn't read my long-ass post and watch a 13 minute youtube link in five minutes, so why come at me as if I've presented nothing in the way of a solution? It's pretty evident from my posting history on Syria that I think our involvement there needs to be cut back to humanitarian only. Pressure our allies to stop supporting the rebels in Syria. Pay reparations to the countries we've helped destroy so that they can rebuild and provide jobs for these people. End sanctions. Support Syrian charities instead of western ones. And yes, accept more refugees.
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Somehow it's just not the same now.... but I'll try.
The mayor of Vancouver (Gregor Robertson... he's totally and madly obsessed with bike lanes, but I'll give him some credit today) held a town hall meeting so that people could come and discuss what the real options are for those who want to help the refugees, how much it can cost, what it would take, what hoops have to be jumped through, etc. Very good idea I thought. If every mayor of every major city in North America did the same thing, that would probably be very helpful.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/new-migration-crisis-overwhelms-european-refugee-system/2015/04/21/3ab83470-e45c-11e4-ae0f-f8c46aa8c3a4_story.html
I would like to see the west help more. It's a great way to make friends instead of enemies.
Thanks for combining the threads Kat.
Nahlah Ayed reports on refugees crossing porous Serbia-Hungary border
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nahlah-ayed-reports-on-refugees-crossing-porous-serbia-hungary-border-1.3220881
http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/hungarian-camerawoman-trips-refugees-1.3220051
Very glad she's been fired. That kid could have really been hurt. Plus, journalists are not supposed to intervene like that. What a dumb biotch.
I have been quite disturbed about all the news out of Hungary generally.
Emphasis mine.
http://blog.amnestyusa.org/europe/syrias-refugee-crisis-in-numbers/ And here's another one I have planned to read on the train:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/europe-refugees-not-welcome_55ef3dabe4b093be51bc8824?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
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I have read and heard stuff about how these people are a bunch of lying bastards, evident in all kinds of insane ways. How they aren't refugees at all because they have cell phones, for example. I guess some people think only the poorest of the poor can be war refugees.
Basically the entire "first world" ought to be helping out with this.
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"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
unfortunately a xenophobe who is running for president and dominating polls is not going to allow for us to have any meaningful dialogue in this country. plus, our media is in the bag for trump because he is clickbait, so nobody is going to challenge him.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/07/refugee-crisis-immigration-us-presidential-candidates
This part stood out:
"But even as presidential candidates offer foreign policy pitches through a lens of moral leadership, just one of 22 contenders – former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley – said unequivocally that the US should take in more refugees and put forward a specific number. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Democrat called on the government to accept 65,000 refugees from Syria over the next year."
Only one out this large pack?!
I don't understand why everyone's expected to allow them in with open arms. We've all seen the rise in violence due to the influx of illegal immigrants in Texas and New Mexico, we all support building a fence to properly screen and validate every person crossing the border, yet when it happens in a third world country, where violence runs rampant, it's expected to be allowed? Shouldn't it be more restricted and validated even more so there?
I don't blame the countries for building fences around their points of entry. I would lay out row after row of barbed wire.
Ask your self honestly if you would be ok with suddenly 100s of Iraqie immigrants living on the same road as your home, living in the yards, bathing and using the rest room in your drive way. I doubt you would be so welcoming after a very short amount of time.
We all want to pretend we would help, but I think deep down we know the truth. At least I'm honest about it. Unlike 99.9% of the rest of the world who doesn't want to "offend" anyone!
https://m.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/3kbeht/man_tries_to_donate_food_but_bag_gets_stolen/
No good Christian would say what you just said.
"Verily, I will lay down row after row of barbed wire."
Now see them building houses and buildings. But they pretty much keep to themselves and do all they can to not draw attention.
Basically the entire "first world" ought to be helping out with this.
I have thought much about this too. These countries isn't even so far away from Syria and Irak they also speak the same language and have the same religion.
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-09-04/why-don-t-gulf-states-accept-more-refugees-
The situation in Syria is a proxy war. The media and some AMT members can call it a civil war all they want, but it most definitely is NOT. This cannot be boiled down to 'our countries accept some blame for causing this in the beginning, but now it's all on ISIS and Assad'. Way, way too simplistic and naive to assume that the international players no longer hold a stake. I don't know why anyone would think that. The US has just finished training and unleashed new 'moderate rebels' into the Syrian theatre, and Obama has promised to defend them with air strikes if they come under attack by anyone - including Assad. This puts the US directly on the warpath with Assad. Turkey (the same country who has been allowing ISIS reinforcements into Syria via their border), has said they are working to implement an ISIS-free / no fly zone in Northern Syria, and there have been renewed calls for Syrian no-fly zones since the years-old refugee crisis became so much more en vogue in the week since that horrific picture was published. Hawks are politicizing the crisis for all it's worth, and msm is acting as the megaphone, as always. Assholes like Stephen Harper and Chris Alexander in Canada couldn't get thru a single interview about refugees without mentioning the need for more militarism to take out the terrorists....This kind of (perfectly natural) heart-string-tugging opens the public discourse to more direct (read: military) action. Remember the chemical attacks and the red line? Same shit - we keep hearing one sided reporting on the situation on the ground there, with the only option to resolve the situation causing the crisis being the military choice.
Think about who would benefit from a Syrian no fly zone. How big a threat is the ISIS air force? What happened in Libya after the no fly zone was implemented? (Ghaddafi was ousted, the country became a failed state, a homebase for extremists, and a continuing source of refugees).
The West is openly training/funding/arming 'moderate' rebels to oust Assad. ISIS is working to oust Assad. The West is using air strikes in Syria to take out ISIS. Does anyone think all of three of these scenarios can play out in the best case simultaneously? The desired outcome all along has been the fall of Assad. As long as the Iran/Russia backed Assad government clings to power, and the West and her regional allies refuse to back down in their bid to install a regime that is not aligned with Iran and Russia, there will continue to be more refugees.
Russia has said they will veto any no-fly zone presented to the UNSC. There have been reports over the last week of Russian marines arriving in Syria. The proxy war is going to come down to who blinks first. Considering the depth of ties between Iran/Syria/Russia, which make a lot more sense based on geography and recent history than any ties between Syria and gulf monarchies or US led coalitions ever could, I think we can see who the aggressors are, and who should be the ones to blink in order to allow these people a chance to rebuild in peace, and stem the tide of additional refugees.
It's pretty evident from my posting history on Syria that I think our involvement there needs to be cut back to humanitarian only. Pressure our allies to stop supporting the rebels in Syria. Pay reparations to the countries we've helped destroy so that they can rebuild and provide jobs for these people. End sanctions. Support Syrian charities instead of western ones. And yes, accept more refugees.