Dick Durbin: “The article talks about a house in West Ridge, Chicago. It is a place where an order of Catholic nuns called the Society…”

“The article talks about a house in West Ridge, Chicago. It is a place where an order of Catholic nuns called the Society of Helpers has a house that they have turned into a refuge for homeless people. They have announced that they are going to accept Syrian refugees into their home so that the refugees know they will have a safe place to stay in the United States. Sister Mary Ellen Moore, a registered psychologist and one of the nuns who lives in the house, said: We would rather not make our decision on fear, we would rather make it on compassion . . . We were certainly disappointed in Gov. Rauner's statement on this issue. That kind of mentality is frightening and we know what it's led to in Europe and other places in the past. It's really very sad. The people of France, after these horrific terrorist incidents, announced that they are going to accept 30,000 Syrian refugees. The people of Canada, after the terrible incident in Paris, announced virtually the same thing. And what has been the response of the United States and the House of Representatives? It has been an irrational response of fear. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this letter, which comes from a group called HIAS, and has the headline ``1000 Rabbis in Support of Welcoming Refugees'' be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From hias.org, Dec.…”