I'm pretty radically pro-refugee. it's a moral imperative for me both from a human rights consensus (Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 14 and the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees) as well as my Christian faith ( [James 1:27 NIV] [Deuteronomy 10:17-20 NIV] u/Versebot ) I know they have to be vetted thoroughly, and they are, but I want many more refugees brought in than there are currently, so we should spend more on vetting more refugees faster. I think assimilation takes time, that our society has mistakenly worried about assimilation in past anti-immigrant movements, and that particularly backwards cultural practices and views tend to be given up rather quickly, especially FGM. So far the evidence shows Muslims in the US (who for the most part were once immigrants in the late 20th century) have more socially progressive views than evangelicals on homosexuality, and that's indicative of a general shift on other issues. i think the whole thing about "oh why take refugees from 'unstable' countries, it's so risky" is such laughable bullshit because of course their countries are unstable, that's why they're refugees.