Italy saves 970 migrants abandoned by smugglers

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20. Taking in refugees is admirable AND obligatory.

To draw an imperfect analogy, providing refuge is akin to paying workers a living wage - it is a practice founded on a set of values which serve to guide humanity and societies.

We've seen in the US over the last 30 years (or perhaps more) the erosion of the middle class due to greed - greed is insidious for a lot of reasons, but one of them is that by definition there are no limits to the acquisition of wealth; thus, for example, workers from year to year get a marginally cheaper health insurance that raises the cost to workers, and this is done for no other reason than to improve profits. So it is with raises - they don't keep pace with real inflation. Bonuses get reduced.

Anyway, getting back to your question, people fleeing persecution and finding a place of refuge must never be put back in harm's way. It applies to every last legitimate refugee, forever.

Did you ever see "Voyage of the Damned"?