Ben Carson: Refugees In US More Likely To Be Radicalized Because People

Republican presidential candidates, in particular, have outdone themselves trying to outdo one another on rabid anti-refugee rhetoric: Ben Carson made a weird parallel to “rabid dogs” in the neighbourhood; Ted Cruz called resettlement of Syrian refugees “lunacy”.

He said based on his observations, Syrian refugees are “satisfied” with refugee camps because these facilities already have basic amenities that can support their daily life.

Watch clips from inside the camp and hear CBN Reporter Abigail Robertson’s reaction to Dr. Carson’s comments.

Colyer says the USA should work with allies in the region to help Syrians return to their homes, rather than bring a small number to the U.S.

The U.N. refugee agency says some 628,000 registered refugees are in Jordan, but growing numbers have left regional host countries for Europe.

Two weeks ago, the Onion ran an article with the headline “GOP Warns Refugees Likely To Be Driven To Terrorism By Way America Would Treat Them”. He said that “the United States must do more“, the rest of the world “could be doing so much more” and “we must find a political end to this conflict”.

According to Carson, the refugees he spoke with want the U.S.to provide more monetary support.

“If you do that, you solve that problem without exposing the American people to a population that could be infiltrated with terrorists who want to destroy us”, Carson said.

Carson has faced scrutiny in the wake of the Paris attacks for his lack of foreign policy experience and has struggled with some questions about related issues in interviews.

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Carson attempted to address those concerns by visiting a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

Immigration Minister John McCallum acknowledged on Tuesday that there is the threat of a “backlash” if government appears to be “pampering” Syrian refugees while millions of Canadians continue looking for work and affordable housing. She said she has been “overwhelmed” by expressions of interest from healthcare providers and other Canadians to help refugees. “That’s the amount of money that was needed to bridge the shortfall for a year that they’re having in Jordan with the refugees. All of the Syrians that we talked to – and in fact all of the Syrians I’ve talked to over the years – they want to go home”.

“Ten thousand people out of four million refugees is a drop in the bucket”, he says.

The ministers attended the opening of the new Syrian refugee processing centre in Amman where they met with both refugees and Canadian officials responsible for processing refugees, and reviewed the interview and screening process.

“Canada has functioned at its best when it goes back to its very fundamental values that make this country special: and they are: inclusivity, they are equality of opportunity, they are caring for others, they are seeing diversity as a strength, not a weakness”.