American Refugees Research Paper

If you are a refugee, you have to suffer from tons of government issues, which just makes being a refugee so much harder. All refugees must go through a strict process to get into the America. That process can take up to two to

The dilemma regarding the American refugee policy and America’s stance on refugees at this point in time is a challenging topic for many to discuss. Not only is this controversy affecting Americans, it is also hurting refugees in desperate need of our help. America needs to start handling the emerging refugee crisis by first working to remove the stereotype associated with refugees, then the U.S. needs to assess which refugee countries should (if any) actually be banned, and after accomplishing those-- America needs to work to help the countries in need by letting refugees in, and working to help the refugees live happily in their country of origin.

Being a refugee could be an awful thing. At that moment in time it could be a bad thing but if you look on the brighter side of things, it could grow into something amazing. There are so many good things that could come out of being a refugee as well as bad.

Humanity as a whole is deceived by our governments that in an event of a humanitarian crisis we will take in the refugees and provide a safe and secure environment. At this very moment millions of refuges are fleeing their countries because of a fear of persecution due to religion, race, nationality, political views or membership to a social group. Internationally displaced people, whether they are fleeing their country because of natural disaster or generalized violence, are considered under the 1951 convention as refugees have the right under United Nations law to enter a country of choice seeking asylum. All countries that have signed the United Nations contract have to abide by this law, but in the extreme case countries are denying the basic right of living to a group of persons trying to enter their country.

Throughout Europe, from the 1930s to the 1940s, mass genocide was enacted by the German Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler. The Nazi party, a radical German political sect, came to power after Germany lost everything in the aftermath of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles, a peace negotiation signed by a few European countries that helped end World War I, weakened Germany’s military greatly, forced Germany to pay fees for the damage they caused during the war and forced Germany to give back annexed land to the countries Germany took it from. With Germany in a state of extreme economic turmoil, Hitler preyed on the weak government, unconfident people

The journey that refugees undertake to leave their countries is often times secure, as they take commercial flights to leave the country and enter a new one. However, there are a growing number of people who have no other way but to choose dangerous means to exit the country in order to save their life and the lives of their family. These are individuals who are putting their lives at risk to escape a worse situation at home, with the hope that they will be welcomed and finally safe from violence or persecution.

Did you know that 1 out of 100 people worldwide have been pushed out of their own home because of war. That is a lot of people who are forced out of their own home. No one should be pushed out of their own home they either bought or built on their own time. They put all that hard work into something that was supposed to protect them and shelter them. Now since they were pushed out they can’t even have it anymore. They are struggling and we need to help them fight to stay alive and help them to make sure they are the ones controlling their lives and not someone else. Sure if we allowed them in it might cause some problems like maybe having a terrorist attack or maybe bring some disease. Some of those problems most likely won’t happen but there always might be a chance but they need us right now and we should be their to help them. Sure some of them might be dangerous or pose a threat to us but not all people are bad. They might bring some dangerous like a disease but not everyone is ill and not all of them will have the disease are want to hurt. Most likely they will be nice and accepting.. The United States should accept refugees because they are struggling to stay alive , they need our help and they are waking up to war everyday.

(Sense of security) Imagine you lived in a country that has been taken over by a terrorist group and your government is trying to dictate you, and other countries took it upon themselves to bomb you in order to get rid of the group of terrorist. It isn’t safe for you and your family to stay there anymore, so you decide to flee your home country. Getting from your country to another is unsafe, but you know staying will give you less of a chance of survival. You took a chance and sailed the Mediterranean Sea, in order to get to Europe, along with another handful of people. The trip there was difficult and many people lost their lives, but you and your family were one of the lucky ones. Arriving there you are welcomed by volunteers and ushered to a refugee camp where you will reside until you and your family are allowed in. This is only one of the million scenarios that refugees have to go through. They have to face their government in Syria, Isis, they receive help from a few countries, or none at all, and they reside in refugee camps.

America has gotten itself in so many world wide events like, war in the middle east , nuvlear threats from russia and north korea , and terrorist attacks . Ever since the 1970s we have been taking in refugees from many countries such as africa and syria . Africa has been having problems in their own country for many years for eaxample , their dictaor is not giving them the proper care that they need such as, water , healthy living situations , and homes . Syria has been sending refugees for already a coupple of years now , mainly because of the civil war taking place in the country against assad and many rebels also including isis and other terrorist groups.

In general, my life was full of adventure. I was born in Afghanistan. Due to the war my family was forced to leave the country and travel to Russia. Throughout my childhood I always wanted to leave Russia, not because it has been a disastrous place to live, but it just wasn't for me. There were many issues in the country. The refugees that migrated to Russia weren’t getting the rights that the Russian citizens were getting. They couldn’t get a Russian passport, unless they paid a substantial amount of money for it. We had a different passport there that only sanctioned us to live, but didn’t sanction us to work. My father worked illicitly to provide for my family. There were six of us. My real dream was someday to get to America, because that’s

Imagine taking all the students from University of Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI, and relocating them to a foreign country without an knowledge of that language. According to an article by the New York Times, about 70,000 Burmese refugees will become legal residents of the United States. Iowa, in itself, has taken more than 3,000 refugees within the last 5 years. Most of these people were previously housed at a refugee camp and come with different challenges, specifically relating to health and language barriers. Once in the United States, they receive a maximum of 90 days to learn the basics of being an American citizen, and then they are out on their own.

Allowing tens of thousands of Muslim refugees to enter the United States could compromise the security of Christians in the country, according to renowned evangelist Franklin Graham.

There are many non-governmental organizations that fight to protect human rights such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Global Rights. One you may not have heard of is Refugees International. According to their website (refugeesinternational.org), Refugees International focuses on bringing aid to displaced citizens and helps to bring attention to the problems that have caused the displacement. Refugees International was originally formed in 1979 for the purpose of assisting Indochinese refugee's. Now they assist refugees from all over the world by looking out for their best interest and ensuring their safety. They do this by having workers in the field observe the treatment and care of refugees who have been displaced for various reasons including war and conflict. They do not take any government funding, solely depending on donations (Refugees International, n.d.).

In the article “Migrant boat capsizes off Libyan coast, hundreds dead”(04.21.15), Los Angeles Times writes about an ongoing European refugee crisis.

It was reported by United Nations that more than 300,000 migrants have set out from North America and the Middle East on the Mediterranean Sea for Europe this year, which is more by 40 percent than in all of the last year. In addition to that, “on any given day now, hundreds of people, perhaps thousands, are drifting in ships or clinging to boats that are little more than inflatable rafts and in a recent 24hour period, the Greek coast guard rescued a thousand people in the Aegean Sea” (Borgia ,2015). And those are children and old people, Middle-aged parents with their possessions and their kids on their backs, professionals who have left their jobs and homes behind, and laborers whose neighborhoods and industries have collapsed in wars (Borgia