Rockstar, I love your thread summaries. Need more of them.
I look at the picture of the little boy and my heart is filled with sadness and compassion. But that's not any different than when I see a picture of a junkie or an auto accident victim. The key is to find a solution that does not upend your society. These people need help. But are you going to allow as many as want to come in? Why not? How do you draw the line, say, "Yes, you can come in, no, you cannot" ? Let them all in, and millions will come. You better realize, they are fleeing a region where they make up the whole population, and they didn't seem to manage well there. Now they want in your country. Maybe it will work out, I hope so. How many of you are willing to give up 10, 15, 20% of your paycheck (or guvmint welfare) to provide for millions of immigrants? And compete for jobs with people who will gladly work for less than you. It's easy to be compassionate when you expect the rich fatcats to finance everything. I am not trying to be mean, just realistic.