{"id":58428,"date":"2015-11-26T09:41:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T14:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=58428"},"modified":"2015-11-26T09:41:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T14:41:53","slug":"obama-compares-syrian-refugees-to-pilgrims-on-the-mayflower-in-thanksgiving-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/obama-compares-syrian-refugees-to-pilgrims-on-the-mayflower-in-thanksgiving-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Compares Syrian Refugees To Pilgrims On The Mayflower In Thanksgiving Address"},"content":{"rendered":"

WATCH: (Scroll Down For Video) Barack Obama has now compares Syrian refugees to Pilgrims on the Mayflower during his Thanksgiving address.<\/p>\n

He also urged Americans to show generosity to those who are fleeing the war-torn country.<\/p>\n

The President said those who came to America in 1620 were themselves fleeing persecution before quoting from citizens who said they were ready to accommodate refugees.<\/p>\n

‘Nearly four centuries after the Mayflower set sail, the world is still full of pilgrims – men and women who want nothing more than the chance for a safer, better future for themselves and their families,’ Obama said in his address.<\/p>\n

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Since the Paris attacks, Americans now identify terrorism as the most important problem facing the country, Reuters-Ipsos polling shows.<\/p>\n

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the refugee plan and intensify refugee screening measures before lawmakers left Washington for the Thanksgiving break.<\/p>\n

Several Republican candidates for the November 2016 presidential election have also said the refugees pose a risk.<\/p>\n

‘People should remember that no refugee can enter our borders until they undergo the highest security checks of anyone traveling to the United States,’ Obama said in his address.<\/p>\n

‘One woman from Pennsylvania wrote me to say, ‘Money is tight for us in my household … But I have a guest room. I have a pantry full of food. We can do this,” Obama said.<\/p>\n

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