Is taking on tens of thousands of Syrian refugees going to make a humanitarian difference?

Forgive me for simply cutting and pasting, but I answered a similar question in another discussion thread on RP and my answer there works here just as well...

This is all very interesting but what does it have to do with today's situation? Yes, there are refugees displaced by the civil war in Syria, but are they the real issue here? We see heart-rending images of them - a little boy purportedly drowned and lying face down on a beach. (Purportedly? Sorry, I have grown cynical. Remember the Palestinian boy purportedly shot by IDF members while he and his father were "caught in a firefight"?) Then I see video and hear testimony of encounters with columns of virile young men (no women or children in their midst) streaming across borders of Europe. And what do they do when they arrive? They make demands. They insist that Europeans abandon their cultural traditions so as to not give offense to these newcomers. Oktoberfest? Stop it! Christian icons in Christian churches providing shelter? Dismantle them! And let's not ignore the personal assaults on Europeans. Women battered and raped as they are proclaimed whores. Violent attacks in Paris. Are these refugees or invaders? Also, why is most of this "news" suppressed by the "news media"? Is it any wonder that there are many thoughtful and compassionate people in the United States questioning the "wisdom" of importing the invaders here?

Capt Jeff S. When I saw the graphic you posted to LTC Ford, something clicked for me. It's just an idea and I haven't looked into it. As you probably know about Wahhabism the Saud family promoted it, exported it and supported it. Given this knowledge one would think they would welcome the refugees back into the fold but no, they are blocking them. Could it be this is a strategic move to further export Wahhabism and spread their agenda? These are all the Gulf countries. ...and their solidarity is interesting.

Here's my point of view on all this.

I personally do not support the move to have these refugees come to America without a full and complete background. Here's the problem though, how the heck do you complete a check on someone that (a) has lived in region where records haven't really been kept up and (b) even attempt to do so in a timely manner?

And then there is the follow up question, well if America will not take them, then who will? Not everyone there is a member of ISIS. Will the ISIS try to use this to sneak more sleeper cells into this country? You bet they will. But America needs to be careful. Let's take a look at how America responded in WWII following the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Thousands of Asian immigrants were detained and placed into camps. I'm sure there were a few that could have, if given the chance, tried to attack us from within but the vast majority were just trying to make a better life for themselves. So what about those people? What about those that are not part of the ISIS but rather just trying to better their lives? What do we as a collective world population do with them?