text: I really appreciate this column Ms. Wente. I'm helping a Syrian family: they are Suni Moslems and they are incredibly generous and loving people. I have never known a family more loving in their conduct toward each other, and more patient in the face of misfortune caused by others - such as when key items of of their furniture were swiped by someone. These are really wonderful people. And if you want to dig into statistics, the performance of second generation immigrants exceeds just about any other group. I'm a 7th generation Canadian raised as Tory and a Christian. So the folks who are seeing things so negatively need to open up to better possibilities and help make that happen.