Quote Originally Posted by Viking
Solve one problem, create another.
So accept the consequences of this logic. If an international quota system were created and enforced such that (less-)restive Middle Eastern states were to take in the large share of refugees from neighboring countries, then the process would within a few years result in both widespread disintegration of governments and war across all Eurasia, soon drawing in the United States. Congratulations, you have started WW3.

The problem with consequentialism, like with libertarianism, is that no one actually wants to apply it rigorously - the results end up being distasteful to the endorsers.