by Rich Lowry
Admitting Gazan refugees would be catastrophically stupid.
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Police officers stand near the Israeli embassy, on the day an object believed to be an explosive device was found and destroyed by the national bomb squad according to police, in Stockholm, Sweden, January 31, 2024.
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There must be worse ideas than admitting refugees from Gaza into the U.S., but none immediately come to mind.
According to CBS News, one proposal the Biden administration is considering is “using the decades-old United States Refugee Admissions Program to welcome Palestinians with U.S. ties who have managed to escape Gaza and enter neighboring Egypt.” Another possibility is “getting additional Palestinians out of Gaza and processing them as refugees if they have American relatives.”
About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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There must be worse ideas than admitting refugees from Gaza into the U.S., but none immediately come to mind.
According to CBS News, one proposal the Biden administration is considering is “using the decades-old United States Refugee Admissions Program to welcome Palestinians with U.S. ties who have managed to escape Gaza and enter neighboring Egypt.” Another possibility is “getting additional Palestinians out of Gaza and processing them as refugees if they have American relatives.”
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About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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