When the Islamic State group attacked Paris on November 13, the photos stunned us with their horror. We mourned the loss of life. We stood with the French in their shock and sadness. And then we heard speculations that one of the terrorists had arrived on European shores, hidden among the wave-drenched Syrian refugees.
Soon, more than half of Americaâ??s governors â?? mostly Republicans â?? were vowing to keep Syrian refugees out of their states. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said, â??We canâ??t roll the dice with the safety of Americans and bring in people for whom there is an unacceptable risk that they could be jihadists coming here to kill Americans.â? Cruz suggested that it would be all right to let in Christian Syrians, but not Muslims. Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, Ben Carson â?? all of them used the crisis to make clear their anti-immigrant, tough-guy positions.
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