The article states: "What about those who are simply victims of war and violence? What about those (from Syria, for example) who fear for their lives in the Middle East? Do we no longer have any room for the tired, the poor, the war-torn, the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free?" 

Immigration to America should not be viewed as a "solution" to the problems that people face throughout the world. There are currently millions of people in the world that are suffering in the ways that you describe in your article. There are many ways of helping these people without bringing them to America. Safe zones for example could be established with little cost and military involvement. Its amazing how people like you are always big on allowing these people to come to America, but when it comes to solving or addressing the underlying problems that cause the need to flee a particular country you have nothing to offer.