On Friday, November 13, Islamist extremists inflicted the city of Paris with a series of coordinated bombings and shootings that left at least 130 dead, and left the entire international community reeling. The terrorist organization, which I will refer to as Daesh, also attacked the city of Beirut the day before, in a tragic double suicide attack that killed 43 people.

A Syrian passport was found near the dead body of one of the Daesh terrorists in Paris, and this single finding exploded into a national debate over the Syrian refugee crisis. Authorities from multiple countries, however, say the passport is fake. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere suggested that the fake passport could have possibly been planted by Daesh to create a "false trail."

If this was Daesh's plan, then we have played right into their hands. The past week and a half has been filled with bitter divisions between Americans over if the country should accept Syrian refugees, and often times the arguments against accepting refugees have been riddled with anti-Muslim sentiments, Islamophobia, and ignorance.

Amid the chaotic and confusing debates, it can be difficult to keep track of who said what. It's important that we know what our politicians are saying, and it's especially important to know where our presidential hopefuls stand.

Here are the stances of the top 4 presidential candidates on the Syrian refugee crisis:

1. Bernie Sanders (D): According to NBC's most recent polls in New Hampshire and Iowa, Sanders is leading for the democratic presidential nomination. On the Syrian refugee crisis, Sanders told Chuck Todd on NBC's Meet The Press, "Europe, the United States, and, by the way, countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, must address this humanitarian crisis. People are leaving Iraq, they're leaving Syria, with just the clothes on their backs. The world has got to respond, the United States should be a part of that response."

2. Donald Trump (R): There have been contradictory reports about Trump's views on the Syrian refugees. CNN reported in September that Trump, the front-runner for the republican presidential nominee, said that the Syrian refugee crisis is "so horrible" that the U.S. should "possibly" accept refugees. Now, however, in a new CNN report, Trump called the Syrian refugees a "Trojan horse." He went on to say, "We have no idea who these people are...we can't let them into the country, period." Trump has come under extreme fire these past couple of weeks for "Nazi-like rhetoric," by saying things like there should be a database system to track Muslims in the U.S.

3. Hilary Clinton (D): Clinton, who is going head-to-head with Sanders for the democratic presidential nomination and previously served as Secretary of State for the Obama administration, remained steadfast in her support and sympathy for Syrian refugees. According to CNN, Clinton said, "Turning away orphans, applying a religious test, discriminating against Muslims, slamming the door on every Syrian refugee -- that is just not who we are."

4. Ben Carson (R): Despite the outrage around Trump's anti-Muslim comments, many have let Carson's comments slide without batting an eye. Carson, the retired neurologist who is neck-in-neck with Trump for the republican nomination, made a startling comparison on Thursday between Syrian refugees and "rabid dogs." Carson also said in a TIME article that, "Given the tragedy in Paris last Friday, the U.S. simply cannot, should not and must not accept any Syrian refugees."