Refugees deserve better

Sat., Dec. 26, 2015

Let me see if I have gotten this straight. I read that during the last five years over 130,000 Americans have either killed others or themselves with guns. It seems to me that we do not care if Americans kill Americans. Yet, we are terrified to let 10,000 thoroughly vetted Syrian refugees into our country for fear that they would probably get one of the easily gotten guns.

Canada is letting 25,000 into their country, but we cannot let 10,000 in, even though it seems we were the ones who started this mess when we invaded Iraq. It would seem to me the refugees deserve better.

Charles Florance

Spokane Valley

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