Statue of Liberty and Syrians

Syrian refugees: Canada effort in relocating Syrian refugees is quite honourable, compared with many other developed countries, according to Globe and Mail. The U.S, in a move that would have the Statue of Liberty cry if it were not made of copper, will accept only 10,000 Syrian asylum seekers in the next few months. There is nothing like a deadline to concentrate the mind and to imprint a sense of urgency in a bureaucracy. Since the beginning of the war, in 2011, no more than 2,000 Syrians were allowed to resettle in the U.S. – a shameful record, considering the country vast resources and its responsibility for having triggered the destabilization of the region with the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Only Germany did much more, in part for a reason that many young Germans acknowledged publicly: the need to make up for the Holocaust and the millions of refugees created by the Nazi regime. France commited to receive 30,000 over two years, and Britain is willing to accept 20,000 over five years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.