10, 000 Refugees In The United States

Because of America’s great wealth and success, other countries expect us to open our boarders and gladly invite refugees into our towns and cities. Charles Wheelan does a fantastic job of encouraging Americans to do just that. However, he fails to think of the risks and errors that come with allowing hundreds of thousands of suffering people (Wheelan) into our country. People all across the globe think that rich Americans should help these people even though they have not personally asked our government officials to help them. Wheelan views this as a matter of bravery, responsibility, and fear of terrorists in his article Courage in Crises.

If a woman and her young children were standing on your doorstep, tired and hungry, with no place to go, would you turn them away? I would at least offer them some water and allow them to rest their feet while I try to find them something more suitable, like a church. Of course, you could always send them packing but, if something were to happen to them, you 'd probably feel bad about it. By allowing these refugees, in obvious need, to settle here, we are seeing our countrys ' morals. Americas ' moral compass is exactly what us Americans want and need to see. There are already many who are willing to do their part in helping them, once they are let in. With over fifteen mayors vowing to accept more and at least nine

History is deemed to repeat itself. Just like the years before World War II with Jewish refugees, America is currently resisting the call of helpless Syrian refugees (“History Repeats...Jewish Refugees” para. 1). For centuries, the United States of America has had the claim and reputation of being a haven to anyone who sought it. The country is closing its doors and ignoring the people it should be aiding the most. The vile attitude of the United States towards the relocation of Syrian refugees is an abomination to the beliefs that the country was founded upon.

The United States generally only offer to refugees if their fleeing from persecution and war. The U.S. government maintains a long-established humanitarian program that grants a limited number of refugees who are unable to return home or stay in a host country.

First off, let’s just look at what Syrian refugees are going through. Obama states in a speech that Syrians are suffering the most in the world today. Today, they are the most vulnerable, many of them being young parents, half of them being children(World Vision USA points out in research that half of the refugees are children), and lots of them being orphans and widows due to the current stakes in the war. These people are in severe need. CNN points out that many of these are in so severe need that many kids, for the wellbeing of themselves and their family, are marrying young. Some girls at age 15 are married and have kids. Syrians are quite clearly in a severely bad condition. Obama states that we shouldn’t be closing our hearts to such victims of violence. If you were a Syrian refugee, falling homeless and lacking basic necessities such as clothes, food, fresh water, what would you want members of other countries to do? It’s our moral obligation, as many agree, to help these people that are extremely disadvantaged.

The world has not seen a disaster quite as extreme as Syria’s refugee crisis since the event of World War II. With civil unrest and violence disfiguring the nation into a place where only destruction is promised, the state of Syria has forced millions of people out of their homes with no choice but to flee. Without a secure destination ahead, the war is just one problem out of the many that refugees will come face-to-face with on their road to safety. Many countries have voiced their position on the matter and are either allowing few to stay within their territories or denying these people help altogether. Although there are more than four million Syrian refugees, the United States has accepted only 1,500 of them over the last four years (Gordon, Smale, and Lyman). Comparing these numbers, it’s clear just how little is being done to alleviate the situation. Even countries that have the power to do so, such as the United States, remain unhelpful. The question that arises out of this is: why exactly are countries hesitant to take these people in? In the articles “U.S. Will Accept More Refugees as Crisis Grows” by Michael R. Gordon, Alison Smale, and Rick Lyman, “Refugee Crisis in Syria Raises Fears in South Carolina” by Richard Fausset, and video clip of HBO 's Last Week Tonight by John Oliver, each spokesperson hints at or explicitly states that the reason is not all in good theory. The xenophobia and stereotyping of Muslim people being terrorists are preventing nations from

One distressing example of a current humanitarian crisis involves Bashar Al Assad’s regime in Syria which has displaced 12 million people since 2011. Due to lack of leadership in the Middle East, Assad’s regime sprayed thousands of civilians with chlorine gas in April of 2015, which resulted in numerous injuries and deaths. It was only after the U.S. allocated military forces and provided 4.5 billion dollars in financial assistance to Syrian refugees that the international community became involved. European nations such as France and New Zealand are continuing to accept 24,850 Syrian refugees in the next three years. The U.S. will alone accept 10,000 refugees next year. Overall, without America’s actions in humanitarian crisis, these refugees would continue to suffer at the hands of the Assad

The people of Syria are being killed by bombs, chemical weapons, starvation and dehydration (“What’s Happening”). The U.S has donated 4.5 billion dollars in aid since the conflict has begun (Long), but merely providing money does not suffice for proper aid. Syrian people's homes and livelihoods have become diminished into nothing but rubble. One million people have applied for asylum in Europe; however, the United States must rise up and offer resettlement opportunities to this war-torn community, as well. The benefits reaped from opening borders to Syrian borders are not just limited to maintaining America’s core purpose of freedom and opportunity for all, but they also extend to fulfilling economic and strategic interests.

The Syrian refugee crisis is the worst the world has ever seen with millions of people starving, homeless and helpless. The Syrian civil war started in two thousand eleven. Over the course of four years about twelve million Syrian people have been left stranded without homes, without food and without anywhere to go. These people are risking their lives for safety in Europe and North America, looking for a way out, but the real challenge has only just begun.

23: The U.S. is providing over $39 million to meet the needs of Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan, bringing the total U.S. contribution to the Afghan humanitarian response to more than $207 million since the beginning of FY 2016.” (U.S Department of State , 2016 ) The United States is providing over $39 million to the already $207 million. This is so much money that is being spent on foreigners and not being spent on the people here. The American people work hard every day to only make enough money to put food, if that since some people cannot afford to buy food, the Government could help us instead. They could make health care affordable and start lowering taxes on homes. They have yet to do this for us but will spend millions of dollars on Syrian refugees. I am not saying that they are all bad but there is always a rotten apple or five in a basket of twenty. We have heard news reports that some Syrian Refugees tried to bomb us and kill us. This does not only affect the national level but the local level as well. San Angelo had a news report of capturing two Syrian Refugees that wanted to do harm. These bad people were in our backyards and there was nothing we could because the news does not inform us much about terrorism; they only inform us what they want us to

The United States, a highly developed country, should utilize its resources with a focus on “America first” because America should help refugees, and American citizens need support with their own issues, also helping non- developed countries might lead to the United States to be corrupting these non-developed nation’s government. To begin with, after the recent hurricane in Puerto Rico, majority of Puerto Rico was destroyed and left powerless. Therefore, it is important for America to prioritize states that were affected by the hurricane and support American citizens (Narayan). Also, the United States has a high human development index rank because its rank is ten on the list. Since the United States is a stable developed country, refugees

The United States’ interests on refugees entering the nation has become a concern for many, especially with the increased attacks in Germany after the immigration.10 The Deputy Director of the German Marshall Fund, Sudha David-Wilp stated that many Americans were at first impressed with Germany’s decision on refugees, but now question the absence of management that went into the policy.11 Another problem with refugee immigration is how to integrate over a million refugees into the country without disrupting the safety and welfare of the economy.12 The United States viewed these events and has chosen the nation’s security over humanitarian efforts. It stands by strict immigration laws so as not to mirror the events in Germany caused by its allowance of refugees under the unfiltered policy.13

Barack Obama made the dedication a year ago under thrust from Europe and the United Nations for the US to assume a greater part in going up against the worldwide refugee crisis. Most of the refugees were acknowledged in the most recent three months. Before that, the US had conceded only a fourth of the 10,000 dislodged Syrians forced to resettle. Altogether, the US has resettled about 12,000 Syrian refugees since the war started five years prior. Adding on, Hillary Clinton has required the US to resettle an extra 55,000 displaced people from Syria despite the 10,000 promised by Obama. Regardless of the possibility that the US were to acknowledge 65,000 Syrian displaced people,

In September of 2015, President Obama pleaded towards his administration to allow entry for 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States. This sparked a lot of controversy between millions of Americans due to the threat of possible “terrorist sleeper cells”. The feelings of this can, partly, be contributed towards the emerging terrorist organization, ISIL/ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). Despite these feelings, there are also many citizens that believe that our nation must act humanitarianly and urge legislatures to allow these refugees admittance into our country. In the article, “Obama Increases Number of Syrian Refugees for U.S. Resettlement to 10,000”, the authors Gardener Harris, David Sanger, and David Herszenhorn discuss President Obama’s call-to-action and give details that support the allowance of Syrian Refugees into the United States. Contributing writer, David Sanger, is a chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times and he has covered many issues, like: foreign policy, globalization, and nuclear proliferation. Mr. Sanger writes about many of the struggles that the refugees may face when attempting to gain access into the United States and discusses many views from outside politicians and professionals.

America is a place where people get freedom, equality, and justice, which these refugees do not receive in their nations. Refugees want a place to live where they won't have to be afraid of things. If you think about it, refugees are similar to slaves. Slaves were forced to give up their homeland, and a few ran away because they were afraid of the violence. “So, by the time the ships arrived, there could no longer be any doubt that we had been captured in our homeland” (Harding 5). I believe that America should give these people a place to call home, and allowing that will be very beneficial, not only to them but to the government as well. This will give them the opportunity to live better lives, and experience new things to where they can finally be happy. Also allowing them to get jobs so the employment and tax rate will increase, and both things helps out the government by them providing better services to the people in America. The only downfall to that is the refugees can only live here by the government checking up on them as well.