Game Of Thrones Author George R.R. Martin On Refugees

Creator of the Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, is going on the offensive against Republican politicians who won’t let Syrian refugees into the country. Martin says that these politicians should look to the inscription on the Statue of Liberty to get a perspective on what our country’s stance should be regarding those fleeing the war zone. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

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“George R.R. Martin took to his LiveJournal page twice in the past week to weigh in on the debate raging around Syrian refugees -- and his opinion on the affair won't surprise any fans of "Game of Thrones" or his A Song of Ice and Fire books.

Martin first quoted Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Colossus," which is emblazoned on the base of the Statue of Liberty, to argue that America should offer asylum to more refugees from the Syrian Civil War. Martin famously grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey, and has spoken often about the experience of gazing at New York City across the harbor while growing up, so the Statue of Liberty probably has special significance for him.

"For me, Lady Liberty and the words on her base represent the best of what this nation of immigrants is all about," Martin wrote.

"One has to wonder if all the governors (including our own governor here in New Mexico, I am ashamed to say) and congressmen voting to keep out the Syrian refugees have ever visited the Statue, or read the words on her base," he continued. "If so, they surely failed to understand them."

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