Values: Refugees and Collateral Damage

values: We must never allow our values to become the collateral damage of a search for greater security, according to Huffington Post Canada. Shutting our door to refugees or discriminating among them is not our way, and does not make us safer.'' A special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees since 2012, Jolie says refugees recommended for resettlement are often survivors of terrorism and torture or may be in need of advanced medical care. Every time we depart from our values we worsen the very problem we are trying to contain,'' Jolie writes. Refugees seeking entry to the U.S. already undergo extensive screening by various federal agencies, she says. Every government must balance the needs of its citizens with its international responsibilities. The global refugee crisis and the threat from terrorism make it entirely justifiable that we consider how best to secure our borders,'' she writes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.