Tuesday, May 26, 2015

What could possibly go wrong?-----‘Revitalizing’ Detroit with 50,000 Syrian Refugees?

‘Revitalizing’ Detroit with 50,000 Syrian Refugees?
It has been said that nature abhors a vacuum. 
The Obama administration’s policies around the world have created power vacuums with severe and often deadly consequences. 
.....Our primary concern, however, must be on how any actions to address this will impact the United States and its citizens. 
We will begin by considering the impact large numbers of refugees would likely have on American workers, particularly focusing on a proposal for the resettlement of 50,000 Syrian refugees in Detroit, Michigan.
First of all, the proposal for this program would come with a huge price-tag. Consider just how much the proposal admits this would cost:
Resettling Syrians in Detroit would require commitment and cooperation across different branches and levels of our government, but it is eminently feasible. President Obama and Congress would have to agree to lift this year’s refugee ceiling by 50,000. The State Department, which handles overseas processing of refugees, would need to open offices at the camps in Jordan and Turkey, determine eligibility and administer a lottery for resettlement. Homeland Security, which controls the borders, would have to carry out accelerated security checks, as has been done in the past for Vietnamese and for Iranian religious minorities. Health and Human Services would need an expansion in the $1.5 billion it budgets for refugee resettlement.

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