After touring refugee camps in Jordan, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Saturday suggested that camps should serve as a long-term solution for millions, while other refugees could be absorbed by Middle Eastern countries. After the visit, the convoy headed to the Zaatari refugee camp. “Until it is safe for them to return home, Jordan is a safe place for them to wait”, Carson said. Jordan is doing an incredible job opening its doors and extending a hand in relief.
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He said that “the United States must do more”, the rest of the world “could be doing so much more” and “we must find a political end to this conflict”.
After the terrorist attacks in Paris, however – carried out by citizens of France, not refugees from Syria – the U.S. Congress voted to block the resettlement of refugees more than half the governors in the U.S. said they would refuse to allow Syrians to be resettled within their states. Lebanon, which hosts around 1 million refugees, in May stopped registering new refugees altogether. “Jordan needs and deserves our help”, the statement added. He is scheduled to appear on three Sunday morning talk shows live from Jordan. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly, said no public or media events are planned.
“Amman, Jordan – Just over two months ago I began planning a trip over the Thanksgiving Weekend to visit with Syrian Refugees, Jordanian Government Officials, and NGO’s”. After this month’s terrorist assaults in Paris, Carson warned of potential terrorists being among the many refugees who’ve been flooding Europe’s borders for months.
“For Carson, it gives him a lot of difficulty”, said Andy Smith, the director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. I believe that the American public and the private sector can do a great deal more by donating to the correct organizations, than they can by calling for the premature importation of thousands of Syrians into a culture that is alien to their’s and into a situation that will make eventual repatriation much more hard.
Messages for Moore were not immediately returned. In the photographs his campaign released, Carson is seen meeting with several women wearing traditional hijab head scarves worn by Muslim women.
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Abdullah has called for increased aid to the resource-poor kingdom. It wasn’t instantly clear whether or not he’d met with any Jordanian officers. They have complained that they are carrying an unfair burden while the worldwide community’s support has fallen short. Canada has said it will accept 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February.
