Dr. Jim Denison on his blog "The Denision Forum on
Truth and Culture" wrote the following under the above heading:
“We are
importing Islamic extremism, Arab anti-Semitism, national and ethnic conflicts
of other peoples as well as a different societal and legal understand.” So
warns the German newspaper, Welt am
Sonntag (World on Sunday).
This is
not a fictitious alarm headlined by a National
Enquirer-like scandal sheet. Welt am
Sonntag has consistently been named European Newspaper of the Year. Its report comes from a security document
obtained by the paper and read by top-level German security personnel. The report warns that “the integration of
hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants into Germany is no longer possible
in light of the number and already existing parallel societies.” In Germany, “parallel societies” typically refers to insulated Muslim
communities.
Could ISIS
terrorists be among those immigrating to Germany and the West?
According
to one ISIS operative in Syria, the Islamic State has already smuggled 4,000
covert gunmen into Western nations. Such
an initiative is part of the group’s global strategy: “It’s our dream that
there should be a Caliphate not only in Syria but in all the world, and we will
have it soon, God willing.”
Nicholas
Rasmussen, Director of the (US) National Counterterrorism Center, warns that potential terrorists could indeed
hide among Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the United States. Homeland Security
officials are alert to this danger, promising "the most rigorous
screening” of any potential refugees from Syria.
However, authorities
question whether the U.S. intelligence community, with few assets on the ground
in Syria, can provide authorities with information needed to determine whether
a refugee could pose a threat. “You have to have information to vet,” according
to the head of the FBI’s counterterrorism division.”
Does this mean that we
should fear Muslims coming into the West?
Yes and no.
Obviously, we need a
different approach to immigrant screening than in the past. There was a time
when our chief concerns related to employability, language skills, and cultural
integration. Now we must be aware of jihadists seeking entry to nations they intend
to attack. A new day calls for a new strategy.
The above is not the entire article, but it is enough for our
purpose. Throughout the Western world, there is this debate or, rather, stormy
shouting going on between adherents of basically two different opinions—those
who out of compassion want to allow all these thousands upon thousands of
pitiful refugees into their country and those who urge caution and careful
screening as per Denison’s article. It was an issue in the recent Canadian
election. Incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper was berated by some of his
opponents who advocated lowering the threshold, while Harper insisted on proper
screening, which, of course, would mean a slower process.
I identified myself as a born-again Christian in the previous
post. As such, I share the compassion of Harper’s opponents. I would love
nothing better than for Canada to open the borders for many more of these
unfortunate refugees, mothers with children and all. And I would love it if we could speed up the process
so as to get them settled and move on with their lives of contributing to
Canadian society. However, my guess is that Harper shares this same compassion
and would like nothing better. I suspect that his external composure hides a
heart of compassion and mercy no less than the rest of us.
However, Christian compassion is not careless or unrealistic.
When you carry the burden of national leadership, you have the duty of
protecting the security of the nation. Anyone who disregards this issue in the name
of compassion is derailed. Trudeau the First may be considered a
philosopher-king, but he displayed little savvy when it comes to human nature.
While strongly opposed to racism, he imported thousands of Asian racists and
thus brought the degree of racism in the country to a higher level than ever
before. Like Caucasians, many Asians are
racist against both Canadians and against each other. How contradictory can you
get?
The issues before us today are the two poles of compassion and security. We need
to consider both issues in dealing with refugees. Welt am
Sunntag has it right. Their caution holds equally for Canada. No
responsible Prime Minister can or may ignore either one of these two poles. Simply
allowing them in without proper screening irresponsible. By flooding our nation
indiscriminately we will simply smother the compassion for which Canada is
known by importing people who share neither our compassion nor our respect for
law, people who abuse our compassion and undermine our security.
In my ignorance and innocence, I advocate that Canada help
support nations like Turkey that currently handle thousands of refugees within
their borders with generous financial and other support so as to carry the
burden with that country and others like them. As we do so, we try to speed up
the process of approving refugees to enter our country without compromising our
security. And we must definitely not forget about those refugees who have
already been waiting for some years in our lineup. They need to be given the
priority they deserve. If things need to be sped up, they need to be sped up
for them as well. They should retain their position in the lineup and not be
bypassed for the current crop.
May Trudeau the Second keep his eyes, heart and mind on both
sides of the equation. That’s our prayer for him, for our nation and for the
refugees. Whether philosopher or not, may he have a firm and realistic
understanding of human nature, better than his father. May he/we devise a
secure way of inviting thousands of them to our country. God bless him. God
bless Canada as a nation of secure and strong compassion.
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