# White supremacists are the biggest ideological threat to American lives, by far

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**Created:** [August 10, 2019, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacists-are-the-biggest-ideological-threat-to-american-lives-by-far/838449 "2019-08-10T12:17:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacists-are-the-biggest-ideological-threat-to-american-lives-by-far/838449/256 "2019-08-14T03:16:36Z")

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> [@Banquet\_Bear](#):
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> …the current administration [has cut aide to the countries](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-trump/trump-cuts-aid-to-central-american-countries-as-migrant-crisis-deepens-idUSKCN1RC013) that need help with a “fundumental restructure.” Do you consider that a prudent move or a problematic one?
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> The current administration has dropped the number of refugees it will accept from 100,000 to 15,000. There are over [25.9 million refugees in the world, 3.5 million people are seeking asylum.](https://www.unhcr.org/ph/figures-at-a-glance) Do you consider only accepting 15,000 people to be a noble and considerate ideal? Do you think you could do better, or is that a number you feel comfortable with?

I think we can take in and assimilate more than 15,000. The US alone probably could, if fear mongering subsided, take in that 3.5 million.

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