Paris Attacks Spur Harsh Anti-Refugee Rhetoric
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
The deadly violence in Paris has re-ignited America's ongoing debate over immigration. Traditional values, policies and procedures are up against fears about national security. Is a ban on Muslim refugees fleeing Syria's civil war and terrorism by ISIS needed to keep America safe?
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| 0:35.4 | The security threat from Syrian refugees, rhetoric or reality? |
| 0:43.5 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
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| 0:49.6 | America, the nation of immigrants, is divided again on another case of huddled masses |
| 0:54.0 | yearning to be free. |
| 0:55.8 | Is a ban on Muslim refugees from Syria needed to keep America safe? |
| 1:00.3 | Would it help ISIS recruiters show that the U.S. is making war on Islam? |
| 1:05.1 | At the White House on Capitol Hill and in state houses around the country, |
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| 1:11.9 | Public opinion is split down the middle on questions of national security and U.S. traditions |
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