While many Japanese citizens struggle to survive day to day, calls to prioritize accepting foreign refugees reveal a fundamental inversion of priorities. This article challenges idealistic arguments detached from domestic realities.

2016-02-02

This is no joke.
There are countless Japanese people for whom daily life itself is a struggle.

And yet, setting aside the relief of such people, we are told to accept foreign refugees?
This is a complete reversal of priorities.

For example, last year, fourteen organizations involved in refugee assistance—including the NPO Japan Association for Refugees—submitted a written request on September 28 urging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to accept Syrian refugees into Japan (Mainichi Shimbun, September 29, 2015).

This is no joke.

There are many Japanese citizens who find it difficult simply to get through their daily lives.

And yet we are told to accept foreign refugees first?

This puts the cart before the horse.

Presumably, the logic goes something like this:
Japan is wealthy, so it can accept refugees.
Because “we have love.”

(To be continued.)