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Old 11-10-2015, 02:55 PM   #65 (permalink)
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just googled and found this


Why Syrian Refugees in Turkey Are Leaving for Europe | The Nation

case in point. it's hard enough for these refugees to assimilate into turkey, their muslim next door neighbors due to ethnic tensions. that only makes the prospect of europe or america taking on the burden even more dismal.
Well, according to that article the Turks are actively rejecting Arabs and Arab influences, whereas we are just kind of ambivalent. Sounds like they'd fair better here than there.
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