Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida today condemned the Chinese government over the prosecution of Pu Zhiqiang a well respected human rights lawyer in China. Anyone with an ounce of humanity would rightly criticize the Communist Party over their treatment of those who advocate for or defend the rights of others. Except that Senator Rubio in making these statements isn't too concerned with the rights of the accused. He's trying to prove he has a firm grasp of foreign policy.
“Even by China’s standards, the spectacle both inside and outside the court surrounding the trial of Pu Zhiqiang … was a mockery of justice and rule of law,” Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said.
Except that the good senator had a completely different assessment of the current Syrian refugee crisis and what should be done to help them.
“It’s not that we don’t want to,” Rubio said in an interview with ABC. “It’s that we can’t.”
Senator Rubio fails to mention is that it takes anywhere from 18 to 24 months before anyone is granted refugee status. The entire process takes place outside of the U.S.
“Even by China’s standards, the spectacle both inside and outside the court surrounding the trial of Pu Zhiqiang … was a mockery of justice and rule of law,” Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said.
Except that the good senator had a completely different assessment of the current Syrian refugee crisis and what should be done to help them.
“It’s not that we don’t want to,” Rubio said in an interview with ABC. “It’s that we can’t.”
“You can have a thousand people come in and 999 of them are just poor people fleeing oppression and violence,” Rubio said. “But one of them is an Isis fighter – if that’s the case, you have a problem.
“There’s no way to vet that out. There’s no background check system in the world that allows us to find that out because who do you call in Syria to background check them?”
Senator Rubio fails to mention is that it takes anywhere from 18 to 24 months before anyone is granted refugee status. The entire process takes place outside of the U.S.
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