Sir Gerald Howarth, the Conservative MP for Aldershot, was speaking after David Cameron pledged to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 - approximately 4,000 a year.
Mr Howarth has also said that while he supports the Prime Minister's plan, there are still significant practical issues to sort out.
In his own constituency of Aldershot, Mr Howarth said that there would be very little or no room at all for refugees, with large waiting lists for social housing and the private rented sector also in high demand.
A lack of English language skills would also make finding employment for the refugees difficult, which would in turn affect their housing prospects.
The former defence minister also said that David Cameron must be willing to talk to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and his ally Russian president Vladimir Putin, in order to solve the refugee crisis for good.
The British government is currently opposed to the Syrian one, over claims the latter used chemical weapons against its own people.
He also criticised Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Arab gulf states for what he believes is their lack of response to the refugee crisis.
Sir Howarth told Premier: "We have to ask where these people are to be housed. I talked to my local authority yesterday and not only do they have no properties at all, but we have a huge waiting list for social housing, and the private rented sector is running incredibly hot as well, so where are these people to go?
"If they don't speak English, and many of them don't, then what are their job prospects? Are they going to stay here for a long time? How are we going to select? Personally, as a Christian, as a Christian country, I believe it's right that we should prioritise persecuted Christians.
"We have to sit down with some people we don't like, President Assad of Syria, and with President [Vladimir] Putin... Other regional leaders like the Iranians and the Saudi Arabians and the gulf states, what are they doing to alleviate this crisis?"
Listen to Premier's Aaron James speaking to Sir Gerald Howarth here:
