Amid Terror Fears, California Is Welcoming Middle Eastern Refugees
Obama administration acceptance of at least 10,000 refugees from war-torn Syria has become a hot topic after at least eight terrorists attacked innocents at three different locations in Paris Friday, killing 129. Most of the casualties were at Bataclan, a concert venue where Southern California's Eagles of Death Metal was playing.
Twenty-three-year-old Cal State Long Beach student Nohemi Gonzalez, who was studying design in Paris during a semester abroad program, was among innocents killed at a restaurant attacked by gunmen. Some of the attackers indicated their cause was French bombing against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Syria.
ISIS took credit for the Paris attacks, and reports indicated the terror group has vowed to target Washington, D.C. next.
Thirty-one governors, all but one Republican, have declared their states would not accept the Syrians out of concern about the possibility terrorists could be among them. So far, all the Paris attackers have turned out to be European nationals; some appear to also have Middle Eastern heritage.
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I am proud to say you most likely will see what looks like the United Nations -- everyone from everywhere and they all mingle together. It is really nice to see how the younger generation is so unaware of differences with others.
I recall being in a southern town a few years ago and being in a mall about the time the local HS let out for the day. Wow, each group hanging out was clearly of one race/ethnicity. It looked really odd to me because I was not used to seeing this.
You are correct -- I am so used to seeing all combination of people that when it was the other way, I noticed!
