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Is it right for wealthy countries to accept more refugees?

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.

For

  • It is important for wealthy societies to provide protection and safety for the most unfortunate in the world.
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  • Can't cause war, extract resources, topple regimes and not expect refugees from those places.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • National wealth is not a liquid surplus but a measure of internal productivity already earmarked for a country's own citizens and infrastructure.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • First our citizens, then our neighbors, then countries in the region, and only then from other parts of the world.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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