Stephen Colbert Expertly Took Down Republicans’ Opposition To Accepting Syrian Refugees
"Besides, presidential candidate Donald Trump -- a man whose hair is a refugee from his scalp -- isn't even sure they want to live here."
After his sober closing monologue last Friday, in which he responded to the Paris attacks after learning about them during the taping of the show, Late Show host Stephen Colbert was back expertly injecting humour into serious and complex political issues last night. (Which, to be honest, isn’t that hard: this is American politics we’re talking about.)
Delving into the Syrian refugee debate, Colbert explained how in the wake of the attacks Congress passed a new bill requiring the nation’s top security officials to personally certify that each refugee from Iraq or Syria is not a threat. It’s called the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act — “or ASAFEA; because under the law, no one with a name like that will be allowed into the country.”
The bill is a direct result from the Republicans unanimously opposing accepting Syrian refugees out of fear of also accidentally letting in terrorists — although frontrunners Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush believe that would not happen if they exclusively accept Christian refugees. But, as Colbert points out by quoting a passage from the book of Matthew about hospitality and compassion, that’s pretty much the opposite of what Jesus would do.
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