I mean, you could argue the same for like, Mexico and Central America, no..? And Trump did exactly that, only to be pilloried for it by the media...
See also: Afghan refugees (frequently), Iraq, Iran (slightly different) and bloody Sri Lanka (woohoo for ethnic tension, not)...
In the case of Lebanon specifically, I think it's also important to remember that a lot of those "bad eggs", and many of its problems, result from the massive influx of Palestinian refugees, post- the Seven Day War and all that... And then Syria, too, of course.
That's not to tar all the Palestinians with the same brush, or to blame them specifically, but it is... Fact, that a lot of the problems that Lebanon has, now, and a lot of the instability there, results from having to attempt to cope with that... Potentially somewhat "unwholesome" influence... And just not having the resources to manage. Something like 20% of the "unofficial" population are refugees, after all!
Note: I'm not supporting Israel, there. Not at all. They did cause that situation, after all. But I'm trying to, uhh, stick to the facts where possible, lol...
I mean, you could argue the same for like, Mexico and Central America, no..? And Trump did exactly that, only to be pilloried for it by the media...
See also: Afghan refugees (frequently), Iraq, Iran (slightly different) and bloody Sri Lanka (woohoo for ethnic tension, not)...
In the case of Lebanon specifically, I think it's also important to remember that a lot of those "bad eggs", and many of its problems, result from the massive influx of Palestinian refugees, post- the Seven Day War and all that... And then Syria, too, of course.
That's not to tar all the Palestinians with the same brush, or to blame them specifically, but it is... Fact, that a lot of the problems that Lebanon has, now, and a lot of the instability there, results from having to attempt to cope with that... Potentially somewhat "unwholesome" influence... And just not having the resources to manage. Something like 20% of the "unofficial" population are refugees, after all!
Note: I'm not supporting Israel, there. Not at all. They did cause that situation, after all. But I'm trying to, uhh, stick to the facts where possible, lol...