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bluesharpieon A man who put up $1.5M to help 200 Syrian refugees

I live in Canada, stories like this one make me happy, but there is a huge difference in how the Canadian Government handled this crisis and how Germany did. I have met a couple of Syrian refugees living in Canada and they were indeed from Syria and their lives were indeed in danger before fleeing their home countries, that is why the results are positive. But in Germany the situation is a complete mess, thousands of economic migrants making it harder for real refugees, many which are a security threat. I have seen both sides of the coin and I don't think someone has to be a xenophobe to be against taking refugees and someone doesn't have to be naive to stand outside holding "refugees welcome" signs