Politico
By Nick Gass
November 17, 2015
Bernie
Sanders slammed calls to shut the borders to Syrian refugees, telling
supporters at a Monday night campaign rally that "now is not the time
for demagoguery and
fear-mongering."
“Every
American has been appalled and disgusted by the attack against the
people of Paris by the terrorist organization ISIS," the independent
Vermont senator and Democratic
presidential candidate told a crowd of about 7,000 in Cleveland,
according to his campaign. "I know all of us send our condolences to the
families of those who lost loved ones. And we pray for the recovery of
all those who were injured, many of them seriously."
“In
my view, now is the time for developing a serious and effective
approach to destroy ISIS. Now is not the time for taking cheap political
advantage of this tragedy.
Now is the time – as President Obama is trying to do – to unite the
world in an organized campaign against ISIS that will eliminate the
stain of ISIS from this world,” Sanders said.
The
United States must not turn its backs on refugees fleeing violence from
places like Syria or Afghanistan, he said, on the same day that
governors of more than two
dozen states said that they would try to stop the flow of immigrants
from Syria out of concerns stemming from the fact that one of the
terrorists in Friday's deadly attacks in France came from Syria.
"What
terrorism is about is trying to instill terror and fear into the hearts
of people. And we will not let that happen. We will not be terrorized
or live in fear. During
these difficult times, we will not succumb to Islamophobia," Sanders
declared. "We will not turn our backs on the refugees who are fleeing
Syria and Afghanistan. We will do what we do best and that is be
Americans – fighting racism, fighting xenophobia, fighting
fear.”
His top rival, Hillary Clinton, has remained silent this week on what to do about the refugees seeking asylum.
During
last Saturday's debate, the former secretary of state explained that
screening refugees for potential terrorists should be "the number one
requirement." Clinton
also reiterated her desire to increase the number of refugees allowed
in to 65,000.
"I
also said that we should increase numbers of refugees," she said. "The
administration originally said 10 [thousand]. I said we should go to 65
[thousand], but only
if we have as careful a screening and vetting process as we can
imagine, whatever resources it takes. I do not want us to in any way
inadvertently allow people who wish us harm to come into our country."
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