"(<a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKCNUqbpH0&amp;t=57m55s"">57:55</a>) why is he welcoming refugees to America", thousands of miles away from Syria, but not welcoming refugees at the countries that neighbor Syria?,(reply>), The country that took the biggest amount of refugees from Syria is Jordan which is a neighboring country, followed by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon (unordered) that took huge numbers as well. This gives perspective of how much destruction and atrocities went down in Syria.<br>Also, keep in mind America heavily participated in Syria becoming a place unsuitable for living and it has responsibility towards the refugees.