Following the brutal murders committed by an Islamic terrorist couple in San Bernardino, California, there were a number of polls testing the opinion of American citizens regarding potential Islamic immigration. President Barack Obama was inviting thousands of Syrian refugees to settle in the U.S., purportedly Syrian families who were fleeing a civil war in their country.
Prior to the San Bernardino killings, Muslim Jihadi killed 130 Parisians in multiple locations, showing that they could strike anywhere with brutal and broad based strategies. Following these two incidents, ISIS, the Islamic terror organization, declared that they were using the American refugee program to sneak murderous jihadi into the U.S. under the guise of families fleeing the violence in Syria.
Obama used the refugee program to bring in tens of thousands of families, in spite of the objection of the residents in several states that were used as dumping grounds of these families. Obama was completely disinterested in the objections of the citizens who were being forced to host these families, particularly after the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino.
The attacks put new emphasis on the inability to effectively vet the incoming individuals, particularly after some of the officials in the immigration department confirmed that they could not accurately check to see if the incoming migrants were Muslim terrorists. Obama then went on a shaming tour to insult and denigrate American citizens who were worried about their own safety, and he demanded that they accept without reservation the coming crowds of unvetted Islamic immigrants.
Several of the GOP presidential candidates weighed in on the debate, most prominently Donald Trump, who stated that Muslim immigrants should be prohibited from immigrating to the U.S. until the immigration service had been upgraded and could ensure that immigrants coming in were not a danger to American citizens. With that, a firestorm erupted, with Democrats and Obama calling Trump and anyone who agreed with him a bigot and a religious persecutor. However, many citizens agreed with Trump and indicated that the job of the president and his immigration department is first and foremost to keep Americans safe.
In polls conducted by both the NBC News/Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post/ABC News, a majority of U.S. citizens opposed Trump’s proposal, although a Washington Post/ABC News survey showed that a majority of GOP voters supported the idea.
There is a very clear division of how the problem should be dealt with when questioning Democrat or Republican audiences, a situation which will undoubtedly change after the next Islamic terror attack on America soil takes place, as it inevitably must. However, it is interesting to contrast the relatively magnanimous spirit of Americans towards Muslims in the wake of violent attacks with polls of various Middle Eastern or majority Islamic nations on their attitudes towards America.
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Sharia law or is a man-made law they down women women can’t drive that hit women rate children rape women and men think they are above women I don’t think so so why don’t you just take all your Muslims back American people are only going to put up with so much they want to war they will get one in American people do not like got government right now do not take that kindness for weakness so stop blaming Americans for you’restupid Innes and we are powerful we just got a stupid president but the American people Will fight to keep it free and yes we do have a weapons it’s called the second amendment so if you don’t like this country then maybe you and all your Muslim friends should leave
All America needs to is no to Refugees !! Or we have hell on Earth
I dont believe for a second that most people surveyef are favorable of the syrian refugee program more media lies
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ahhh wrong read the koran. you hate jews and christains.
We hate our government too. They never donthe right thing.!!
Whoaaaa buddy!! Murder millions of muslims???? Thats an extrordinary claim. You do know extrordinary claims require extraordinary evidence im sure?? This problem is one of maniacal religious nutbags who claim the right, and the duty to murder indiscriminately all those who would not accept what they believe to be divine revelation. I have no opinion on Muslims as a whole. I dont know any. But if educated muslims are willing to fly planes into buildings, believing they are doing the work of God, then i would say that bears some scrutiny. Would you not agree with that?
Islam – including “Mainstream ” Islam, is the antithesis of tolerant democratic society. While most Muslims would be satisfied with living their own culture their way, Radical Islamists believe they are called to EXTERMINATE other cultures EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
All Muslims may not be radical but ALMOST all Muslims react the same way to their ideology. Just look at the Christians in Dearborn Michigan that raised Christian signs around the Muslims. They were stoned and made to leave by the police. The police said they couldn’t protect them.Well then get enough cops from outside agencies to protect them. That’s a fundamental right that was taken that day by Muslims throwing rocks and things. Look no further than Sweden, they are now the rape capital of the world. 1 out 4 women will be raped in their lifetime. Now when you lump all women in the 1 out of 4 number then remove the Muslim women,the Swedish number goes even higher. Go back home! I don’t get why the US is trying this now. We have all the evidence we need from watching Europes mistakes. It is cultural genocide being committed by our own govt against us!
At what point will it stop? Everywhere you turn political correctness is being shoved down our throats because this may offend Muslims or that may offend Muslims! Look at the clock boy! The kid builds a clock in a suitcase to look like a bomb and when the teacher calls authorities she is reprimanded. Meanwhile the kid which knew what he was doing gets invited to the White House! He is now suing the school district for millions! Do you think this is right Salahuddeen? We are an accepting country but if you come t this country you need to assimilate! We don’t need to cater to Islam! And now Sweden is the rape capital of the world! Did you know that? 1 out of every 4 women in Sweden will be raped in their lifetime. Guess what it’s not by Swedish men! It’s by MIDDLE EASTERN Muslim men and AFRICAN Muslim men! Explain that to me!