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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"We must do more" Senator Durbin re Syrian refugees
Senator Durbin's impassioned plea to help Syrian refugees. "10,000 isn't enough.
I don't know that our history with helping refugees is as wonderful as Senator Durbin states, considering Rwanda and European countries during WWII, but his plea for the current state of affairs is righteous and emotional
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"We must do more" Senator Durbin re Syrian refugees (Original Post)
marym625
Oct 2015
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Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)1. We could take 100,000 without breaking a sweat.
Except for the inevitable hysterics.
marym625
(17,997 posts)2. Thank you for checking this
And I completely agree.
surrealAmerican
(11,360 posts)3. He's right.
It should not be so difficult for us to do the right thing.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)4. Amen....
marym625
(17,997 posts)5. I love Durbin
Not going to pretend he's perfect but he sure rocks most of the time