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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.

It is only reasonable that our laws do not force our country to provide safe harbor to those individuals that are being sought out by their governments due to their terrorist ties.

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.

Our first responsibility is to protect the American people and we cannot put on blinders to expect that everyone who seeks asylum does so in good faith.

While America has always been and always will be a safe harbor for those being persecuted by tyrannical governments we must be vigilant to ensure those individuals are not taking advantage of America's generosity and good will.

I believe we need to ensure there are no refugees placed in Arizona with connections to terrorist organizations.

My commitment to refugees comes from a very personal place.

When was the last time you heard news accounts of a boatload of American refugees arrive on the shores of another country?

Americans are accustomed to welcoming, or at least receiving, refugees from other countries, not creating our own.