I feel, in 2015, when we see human beings and children dying to cross the ocean, trying to find safety, something more must be done to help them because refugees are just like me and you.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If there are more and more environmental refugees, they are going to end up on your doorstep too.
We're so lucky where we live, but we're so out of touch. Everyone's mindset is made to feel that refugees are a problem, but it's more than that. They're human beings, too. They were forced from their homes.
We should involve the whole world in the handling of this refugee crisis.
America has a long and proud history of providing safe harbor for refugees. We must continue to do so, but in a way that keeps America safe.
I've seen mothers and children really being vulnerable in the refugee camps; it's supposed to be temporary, but they end up having children who have grown up in refugee camps.
I'll work to ensure that every single refugee who seeks asylum in the United States has a fair chance to tell his or her story. This is the least we can offer people fleeing persecution and devastation.
Our humanitarian aid system is sick and needs to be fixed. It needs to get a reality check and get back humanity.
I just want to encourage you all... to rethink the resettlement of refugees in this country, especially in the numbers I'm hearing.
But now Americans, they felt a sense of peace and protection because they've been separated by so many thousands of miles of ocean. And you know, the fact that it's come to the U.S. like this is so sad, and yet you know, what can you do? It's here.
Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees.