For
They have more resources to help those escaping danger.
Against
They must first care for their own citizens’ needs and resources.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“It is important for wealthy societies to provide protection and safety for the most unfortunate in the world.”
“Can't cause war, extract resources, topple regimes and not expect refugees from those places.”
“National wealth is not a liquid surplus but a measure of internal productivity already earmarked for a country's own citizens and infrastructure.”
“First our citizens, then our neighbors, then countries in the region, and only then from other parts of the world.”