I wish these people protesting and holding vigils would care as much about our own HOMELESS VETERANS as much as they do about opening the flood gates to Muslim refugees !!!   And during a time period when the our state & national economy is tanking !  The entire country is broke and so is Alaska... Most if not all of these particular refugees have little to NO viable skills or education to contribute to the pot during a time when opportunities are already diminishing  for our own... This time is very-very  different than in the past.  With the harsh down-turn in our economy, the probability of these particular refugees contributing to the economy and paying their share is extremely LOW.  The probability of becoming permanent leaches off our already depleted resources is HIGH !  Help a disadvantaged VETERAN who engaged in HELL  while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq who watch buddies get blown away right in front of their eyes, who now experience real mental trauma (PTSD) and homeless.