In addition, it’s worth looking at the situation at the Azraq camp, which is the newer and significantly more advanced of the two camps that Carson toured.
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Gov. Dr. Jeff Colyer accompanied presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson as he visited Syrian refugee camps along the Jordan/Syrian border. “Until it is safe for them to return home, Jordan is a safe place for them to wait”, Carson said.
The trip comes as Carson has faced harsh criticism about his lack of foreign policy expertise – as well as his strong stance against admitting Muslim refugees, some of whom he described as “mad dogs”, into the United States.
“The decisions they’re going to be making in the next few years will impact her more than me, and I want her to understand the importance of voting and getting to know the candidates and the importance of the decisions they make”, said Daniels.
“They want to go back to their lives”.
BRIANNA: I know that you were speaking to these refugees. “It’s really quite impressive when you go over there and see it”, Carson told the AP, adding that some areas had recreational facilities, schools, electricity and indoor plumbing. And it was pretty uniform.
“I said what kinds of things can a nation like the United States do to help?”
And, again, I was a little bit surprised with the answer, because it wasn’t what we’re hearing a lot. The country is launching an appeal to the global community for $8.13 billion to continue hosting Syrians for the next three years. “That’s the same amount of money we spent last month on Halloween candy”. In the U.S., Congress and many governors are balking at taking in Syrians for fear that Islamic State terrorists will try to slip into the country posing as innocent refugees.
Carson said absorbing the refugees is “not solving the problem”.
According to figures compiled by the Jordanian government, more than 1.3 million Syrians – 20 percent of the country’s population – have taken refuge in Jordan.
“I leave Jordan knowing we need to get serious about ending the war in Syria”. “You know our country has done a great job in terms of providing support”. “If you can eliminate the possibility of terrorists infiltrating them and wanting to destroy us, you have a different argument”.
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Carson further argued that the United States bringing 10,000 or 25,000 people would not “solve the problem”, given the millions of people have fled the violence there. It’s about these individuals and what’s happening to them and it’s also about the United States of America and the people of our country and the leadership that these people deserve. I believe that the right policy is to support the refugee program that is in place, that works extremely well but does not have aid adequate funding.
