ignored the fact that this is not our first refugee crisis. we face this issue many times before for the president who prides himself on being mr. international law, he s ignoring the treaty that we ve entered into 65 years ago and our own statutory framework. most of the people don t qualify as refugees. the requirement is very clear. that is, you have to show a well-founded fear of persecution based on your religious beliefs, your political beliefs, race, ethnicity, something like that. and most of the people coming out of syria simply don t qualify. have they been displaced by horrible conditions in war. now, if the president wants to bring them in on some other basis, like he just wants a couple hundred thousand syrians in the country, then let him say it but as refugees they don t qualify whether they are terrorists or not. one more question before i move to gabrielle.
perspective, written about interventi intervention. what do you think is the moral line that these countries including the u.s. should use here to decide who to take? there are some legal ambiguities of what constitutes a refugee. the well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of race, social group political opinion. those are difficult determinations. but the ethical and the human concern is very real. these are people and families fleeing for their lives. they need refuge somewhere outside of syria where they came to a reasonable judgment that staying in syria was the equivalent of a death sentence. whether that refuge is on in turkey, lebanon, jordan where the vast, vast majority of the people are now staying or elsewhere is another question. the key question is, as they get safe protection and then a decent life while hopefully some day the crisis in syria is
ready. if europe is not ready to handle the situation, what is the united states role? that s an interesting question, susan, because so far the u.s. has accepted somewhere between 1,000 and 1,800 refugees from syria in the last year. so the question is, do we accept more and rick talked about a national security aspect and also the national security aspect as you bring in thousands of refugees, might some of them be terrorists? well, i suppose it s possible. although we recognize our obligation of people having a well-founded fear of persecution in their homeland that they get humanitarian treatment. you can hardly argue that the people in hungary don t fear persecution in their homeland. the united states has an obligation there. and if we expect countries in europe to step up to the plate with this, surely the united states will be forced to step up in a more serious way than taking a thousand or 1500 syrian
idea ready for the second debate. if europe is not ready what is the role of the united states? that is an interesting question because at greg palkot pointed out the united states has accepted between a thousand and 1,800 refugees from syria in the last year so the question is, do we accept more? rick talked of a national security aspect and this is the national security aspect if you bring in thousands of refugees, might some of people be terrorists? i suppose it is possible. but we recognize our obligation and people have a well-founded fear of persecution in their homeland they get international rights and humanitarian treatment. can you hardly argue the people of syria do not face a well-founded fear of persecution in their homeland. the united states has has an obligation. if we expect countries in europe to step up to the plate with this sure lit united states is going to be forced to step up in a more serious way than taking a thousand or 1,500 syrian
the situation, what is the united states role? that s an interesting question, susan, because so far the u.s. has accepted somewhere between 1,000 and 1,800 refugees from syria in the last year. so the question is, do we accept more and rick talked about a national security aspect and also the national security aspect as you bring in thousands of refugees, might some of them be terrorists? well, i suppose it s possible. although we recognize our obligation of people having a well-founded fear of persecution in their homeland that they get humanitarian treatment. you can hardly argue that the people in hungary don t fear persecution in their homeland. the united states has an obligation there. and if we expect countries in europe to step up to the plate with this, surely the united states will be forced to step up in a more serious way than taking a thousand or 1500 syrian