We will take Chechens, Somalis and Rohingya Muslims, but not persecuted Christians from Germany who pose no threat to America. Go figure!
From The Local (German edition). Hat tip Fjordman via twitter:
An American appeals court has denied a fundamentalist Christian family from Germany the right to asylum in the US. The family claimed they were being persecuted for not being allowed to homeschool their children.
In its Tuesday ruling, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, said there was a difference between the persecution of a group and prosecution of violators of a law that is applied across the board – in this case, Germany’s rule on mandatory schooling.
News agency AP reported that the family is planning to fight the decision.
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The Home School Legal Defense Association, which represented the Romeikes in court, said Germany’s policy on homeschooling is tantamount to persecution, and called Tuesday’s ruling “inexplicable”.
“We believe the Sixth Circuit is wrong and we will appeal their decision. America has room for this family and we will do everything we can to help them,” HSLDA founder Michael Farris said in a statement on the organisation’s website.
Thanks largely to the Home School Legal Defense Association, homeschooling (raising children to think independently!) in America is flourishing and is one of our fundamental rights that will help guarantee our freedom into the future. Not permitting it is one more nail in Germany’s coffin.