fear noted ... not shared. On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 3:28:00 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > http://www.cbn.com/tv/embedplayer.aspx?bcid=1509282970001 > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:42 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> A top Jewish immigration group -- an organization >> <http://www.hias.org/history> "Founded in 1881 originally to assist Jews >> fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe" -- is fighting to bring >> Syrian refugees to America. The group is called HIAS, which once >> meant Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. >> [image: syria] >> >> Mark Hetfield, the president and CEO of HIAS, emailed supporters last >> week to thank them for their generosity. >> >> "We are leading the American Jewish response to the Syrian refugee >> crisis. We are on the ground in Europe and, more importantly, demanding >> that our own government and others around the world take bold action to >> ensure that Syrian refugees can rebuild their lives in safety and freedom," >> Hetfield boasted. >> >> On its website, the Jewish group is calling for the United States to >> bring in 100,000 Syrian refugees. >> >> "Stories and photos documenting the unspeakably tragic plight of Syrian >> refugees have shocked the world. >> >> "We cannot stand by idly and watch the largest humanitarian crisis of our >> generation unfold. Our country and the American Jewish community must step >> in now to provide protection and aid for Syrian refugees," Hias writes on >> its website. >> >> "Secretary of State Kerry recently announced that the United States will >> take in 15,000 refugees above our normal refugee resettlement operations >> (85,000 in total in Fiscal Year 2016, 100,000 in 2017). This is a symbolic >> gesture—not a response to a crisis. >> >> On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 7:48:19 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: >>> >>> [[ Every Governor should.]] >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.buzzfeed.com/kyleblaine/governor-of-alabama-says-his-state-will-refuse-syrian-refuge#.mg77Nrk6k >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PoliticalForum" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >
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