&gt; But what&#x27;s the fear about letting refugees into the country? Why are people so scared of this? (genuine question =))<p>It&#x27;s the fear of letting people with very, very, different social standards in our countries. And it&#x27;s warranted.<p>More than 50% of these refugees believe that whoever leaves the faith of Islam should suffer the death penalty and that adultery should be dealt with <i></i>stoning to death<i></i>.<p>We are not talking about a minority here, we are talking about the majority of them. So, you really shouldn&#x27;t have to ask why are we afraid of letting them in in such big numbers, the questions should be, how can we do the right thing and still protect the social freedom values we hold dear in the West while doing so.<p>Source: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pewforum.org&#x2F;2013&#x2F;04&#x2F;30&#x2F;the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-beliefs-about-sharia&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pewforum.org&#x2F;2013&#x2F;04&#x2F;30&#x2F;the-worlds-muslims-religi...</a><p>EDIT: It&#x27;s funny that I&#x27;m being downvoted for answering exactly your question and providing evidence about it from a well know and neutral source.