Can someone help me? I'm trying to open my mind to new ideas about Refugees

[abaris]

I am currently undecided about the refugee issue. On one hand I believe it's good to help people and have empathy for others. On the other hand I think that it's not our war, they're the ones at war here and we're making sacrifices to help them. Never the less, we're helping a bunch of Muslims. I'm putting myself in a vulnerable position here, but to be frank, I don't like Islam. I think it's a primitive, at times abhorrent culture. I want them to be in the middle east, out of civilized society. 

Oh, yes, it's not oour war. If everybody followed that line of thought, nobody would have made it out of Europe in WWII. There's a famous quote by pastor Martin Niemöller nailing that issue.

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

And the second part about not liking Islam. Well, I don't like it either. In the same way, I don't like christianity or judaism. But we're talking about people here, not about a religion. Very few people make that kind of distinction.