[Livia]

Originally Posted by lostalex

you got that backwards...the US has taken in 4 times as many as the UK you meant to say...

and it is a European problem because that's where they are fleeing to. I haven't heard about a ton of boats sailing across the atlantic towards North America...SO it IS a European problem. the same way the Mexican border is an American problem...

No, I didn't get it wrong.

There are 1200 Americans to every 1 refugee
There are 300 Brits to every 1 Reguee.

If the USA had as many as us, you'd have 1200 Americans to every 4 refugees.

There's been a lot of talk on here about how we should take responsibility for displaced people due to conflict because we were involved. Well, yes we were, and we were involved with our great allies the USA so by the logic of some people, the USA should be taking their share... although the involvement of both of our countries in Syria is negligible... you know the reactionary opinions in here.