Regardless of why the people fled, the fact is that they DID.

The point, in fact, is why. Fleeing because you don't like a place is markedly different than fleeing because you're facing persecution for your beliefs.

They felt conditions in their country were intolerable and fled. and YET, many of the GOP are strongly opposed for other people fleeing here to escape their countries in a similar manner.

Show me a Republican who is against political or religious asylum, then. Please, by all means.