Because of politics, you are not being told the true story about the Syrian refugee situation.
The Democratic Party wants the world to believe that Republicans are mean-spirited and anti-immigrant.
The Republican Party wants the world to believe that Democrats are soft on terrorism and sympathize more with Muslims than other people.
So let's get to the truth of the matter.
According to a recent ABC News poll, 54% of Americans oppose taking in Syrian refugees even after they've been screened for security.
Forty-three percent of Americans are okay with admitting those refugees.
Now the reason most Americans do not want to accept Muslim refugees is not based on ethnicity or religion, it is based on security.
The cold truth of the matter is the majority of Americans have no confidence that the Obama administration can protect them from harm.
That is the crux of the matter -- that President Obama and the Democratic Party are so liberal, so frightened and so chaotic they cannot provide security for we the people.
Talking Points believes the majority of Americans firmly believe that.
And the opinion is based on fact.
The southern border of the United States is still insecure.
According to Border Patrol statistics, nearly 5,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended in October trying to cross the border illegally.
In the first half of November, three thousand more were caught.
That is a record number for that period of time and again highlights the fact that the southern border remains porous.
So after seven years, the Obama administration has not been able to secure the southern border despite the deadly terror threat facing America.
Want more? Here we go.
According to a document obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies, the Department of Homeland Security freed 36,000 convicted criminal aliens in the year 2013.
Among those 36,000 freed, 193 had homicide convictions, 426 sexual assault convictions, 1,075 aggravated assault convictions and more than 9,000 were convicted of dealing dangerous drugs.
All told the 36,000 criminal aliens freed by ICE had 88,000 criminal convictions in the USA.
That is simply disgraceful, a danger to all of us and is directly on the president of the United States, who could not care less.
Instead Barack Obama chastises the Republican Party and others who oppose allowing Syrian refugees into the country:
OBAMA: “Apparently they're scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America as part of our tradition of compassion. You know at first they were worried about the press being too tough on them during debates, now they're worried about three-year-old orphans. That doesn't sound very tough to me.”
What President Obama does not understand is that he has lost all credibility in matters of security.
Allowing 10,000 Syrians into America would not endanger us any more than we are already endangered.
The bad guys are already here waiting to do their damage. Ten thousand Syrians languishing in refugee camps is not really the issue.
The signal sent to the president is ‘we do not trust you to protect us.’
So no more generosity to overseas visitors.
Talking Points would allow certain Syrian refugees to come here.
But I am simply appalled by what is happening in Washington.
The Democratic Party is completely ineffective in fighting terrorism:
NANCY PELOSI (D-CA), HOUSE MINORITY LEADER: “We are prepared to defeat ISIS by any definition. The president has engaged with more than 65 other countries to defeat ISIS. The president knows better than any of us the threat that they pose to the security of the world and to the American people. So I have confidence in the president's take on what is out there.”
Congresswoman Pelosi is an intellectual zombie. No sane person could think that America’s policy toward ISIS has been effective.
No sane person could put forth that 65 countries are united to defeat ISIS.
It is a myth, a dangerous deceit.
But that is what the leadership of the Democratic Party is saying.
When you have a man like Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid blocking a bill that would require a mandatory five-year federal prison term for any convicted aggravated felon who defies deportation, when you have Harry Reid saying no to that, you have anarchy.
The fact that President Obama and the Democratic Party will not support Kate's Law says it all.
Again, these people are not interested in protecting us from harm and the folks know it.
When asked in the Fox poll to describe the Obama administration's policy on ISIS:
- 65% say it is not aggressive enough.
Therefore, you would think that the Republican Party would be in a superior position to defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016.
You would think.
But Republicans must convince the majority of Americans that they are reasonable.
All of this talk about religion - Christians versus Muslim registries - all of this stuff is counter-productive for the GOP.
What American’s want is security not demonization.
The Republican Party should understand that liberals will attempt to paint them as extremists, as sons of Joseph McCarthy.
And that kind of marginalization can work, especially in minority communities.
So if the Republicans want to win and actually protect this country, they have to be very precise in their language and very strong in saying exactly how they would defeat ISIS, how they would secure the border, and how they would deal with illegal alien criminals.
Keep it simple. Keep it clear. And use the facts to promote your case.
According to all the polls, Americans well understand how weak President Obama is in foreign affairs.
They know the USA is no longer considered an effective force against evil.
The folks get it, yet many still fear the other side.
And if the Republican candidates do not allay some of those fears, Hillary Clinton and her party will be very happy.
And that's the memo. |
