Essay On American Refugees

Throughout the world, there is an estimate of about 65.3 million refugees that have either been forced out of their homes or chose to willingly escape the violence or corruption they faced in their homeland. Of those millions of people, only a small percentage are given the status of refugee as many nations have strict requirements and only allow a specific amount each year. This leads to an increase in the amount of illegal immigration as many are desperate to risk their lives to for a better one then they had back home. Even as refugees are given asylum, many often face difficulties such as discrimination due to the racial stereotypes that exist as a result of negative depictions in the news and media. Although nations have generally become more open to receiving and providing aid for a significant amount of refugees seeking asylum, people’s ideology of race and the misrepresentation of the media towards immigrants prevent an even larger amount of refugees from being accepted into society.

There are multiple businesses that offer jobs for refugees so that they can get used to our culture, and provide for their families. We often help put their children into some of the programs that we have here in the U.S. to help them catch up. For example; the USRAP, the PRM, and the USCIS, are some of the programs that refugee children attend. But why stop there? We can donate, volunteer, and just help the refugee community as best as we can.

Imagine that you are in an airport trying to flee your country because there is a war going on, all of a sudden you get stopped by a security officer saying that the country you are trying to go to does not allow refugees, What would you do? The debate about refugees has been around since World War Two when Hitler was trying to torture or kill all the jews and other people he did not like. Here in America we did not let refugees into the U.S. during the war and a bunch of them were killed, however some did survive. Some people think that we should let them into the United States of America well, others say they should not be allowed to enter the U.S. In the year of 2016 there was around thirty-eight thousand refugees that were allowed into the United States. There were a bunch of other refugees that applied to come to the united states but got denied, because the U.S. did not choose them or they did not pass the test to become a refugee. The idea that refugees should not be allowed into the united states because they could bring disease, they could be a criminal or a terrorist, and they use up our land and resources deserves some merit. However These arguments do not realise that if we bring them into the United States we could save their lives, or give them better living conditions. In this article I will argue that we should allow refugees into the United States, but only under certain circumstances. Those circumstances are they should be allowed into the united

Destruction, violence, and chaos engulfs the lives of those in the Middle East, specifically in Syria. Since 2011 the country has been in disarray and consumed in a vicious civil war displacing millions of inhabitants of the region. Several countries have offered aid and asylum to these refugees, which raises the question: Should the United States (U.S.), a prominent world leader, allow Syrian refugees to seek asylum in their country? Several articles explore this question, including “Are Syrian Refugees Really a Security Risk? - Harvard Political Review”, “To Defeat ISIS, Know Thy Terrorist; Scorning Syrian refugees is doing ISIS a huge favor”, and “No vetting of Syrian "refugees" in Obama's "resettlement" invasion: the FBI says there is no way to vet incoming refugees and Senate and House chairmen blasted Obama for serious national security risks and economic costs of refugee policy”. The authors of the first and second article, Evan Bonsall and Kurt Eichenwald, argue that the refugees should be allowed asylum, while the author of the third article, William F. Jasper, argues against granting asylum. All of the authors employ complex rhetorical strategies including ethos, pathos, logos and other systems to explain their opinion and target their desired audiences.

In the battle of refugee resettlement, America is its own worst enemy. By abandoning and victimizing harmless refugees, America robs them of their chance at the American Dream. After spending two years interviewing refugees, Anna Husarska was able to support her argument that America is outrageously unfair to foreign refugees (90). In Husarska’s journal, “Exile Off Main Street: Refugees and America’s Ingratitude,” Husarska emphasizes how widespread and commonplace America’s refugee abandonment is, as well as how seldom America attempts to reconcile for it, and how poor it is at doing so.

There are a few good things that could come from being a refugee. They are able to collect welfare and get into public housing immediately by living in America. The elderly parents are given the opportunity to collect social security income without even working a job in America. The government assists refugees with community assistance. The community helps the refugee learn English by setting up a class for them. Little children learn English faster than others. Children are able to adjust to America quicker than most. The refugees could get great benefits from coming to America. However there are some bad things that could come to America by the refugees coming here.

If refugees were able come they would have a chance for a new life. Refugees are coming to America because of the wars going on in their country. These wars going on aren't just any war, this war is affecting kids as young as new borns with blood all over them, people's homes and childhood memories to ashes, and they have no where to go. If they came to America they wouldn't have to worry about their home being destroyed or their lives being in danger as the moment they open their eyes. An example of someones life changing when they came to America is Thafer Kashak and his family. Thafer Kashak works as an assistant chef at a restaurant that serves Middle Eastern food. They went

“We live on a blue planet that circles around a ball of fire next to the moon that moves the sea, and you don't believe in miracles?” Refugees believe in miracles to give them a better life. They know that good thing can happen to them so they believe in miracles to do just that. A refugee is a person who has been displaced from their home, many from war or a natural disaster. Most refugees seek shelter from camps, but not all. The main problem that a refugee has is they have no place to go, many countries take in refugees but most do not get to have that chance. The United states of America takes in refugees but still, it is not enough. In 2017 we should aim to take in at least one or two more thousand refugees than we have in the past years. If the United States of America were to take in more refugees we would be in a win-win situation. While others may say taking in refugees is too risky, The United States should take in more refugees because not only would the refugees be benefitting from this situation we would be too.

In November 2016, Donald Trump was elected as president of the United States. This took a toll for many Americans and the potential changes coming our way. After a few months of his presidency, immigration became the spotlight of news discussions and social media. It started with a wall being built along the United States and Mexican border to the current travel ban. There has been pros and cons towards immigration, whether or not it would benefit or hurt our society. In the article, “The Pros and Cons of the Trump Immigration Ban Policy,” the author analyzes the pros and cons of the immigration ban policy presented by President Donald Trump. Saladan analyzes information on the growing refugee population from 1975 to 2017. The author begins their argument with the potential outcomes of restricting travel of foreigners and the different countries that are banned, which involved North Korea and 5 middle eastern countries. Saladan conveys important details regarding the refugee policy’s within this ban. He continues to state the influence with religious beliefs coming into play with this policy. Saladan states, “One of the most controversial parts of the order is under its section on refugee policy, namely its prioritization of religious minorities claiming religious persecution.” (Saladan 1) In the article, Saladan and I share the same view of the refugee policy and the effects of millions based on the implementations of

The issue of whether or not allowing the Syrian refugees continue to enter the United States have became a popular issue after the terrorist attack in Paris on November 13th. In my opinion, I think U.S should still remain allowing the Syrian refugees to start a new life in America. Following two reasons can best explain my point of view.

According to Alnord (1983), the principles that constitute The Refugee Act of 1980 are the most comprehensive to provide aid to any refugee group of people, but each principle has raised conflicts and new debates are requested with regard to the implementations and constancy. Furthermore, the high level of refugees received in the United States is a great concern in congress due to the fact that this is exposed to the eyes of many larger conflicts of fiscal policy, border control and the appropriate role of the legislative branch (Alnord, 1983). Also, Alnord (1983)

Are reviewed helping us or are they making us weaker? Refugees a living almost anywhere they can. Some even live in old jails, living in one cell per family. Over 1,500 refugees have been accepted into the United States since 2011. The refugees aren’t just causing diversity, but economic problems in host countries. When the Civil War started, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey were poorly equipped to handle this major crisis. Although refugees are fleeing for safety, it is not helping anyone.

Earlier this week The New York Times issued an account in their Sunday paper discussing the critical topic in regards to America accepting Refugees from the Middle East. The Times honed in on this topic in the column “ U.S Will Accept More Refugees as Crisis Grows”, written by Michael R. Gordon, Alison Smale, and Rick Lyman. The feature begins to discuss the problems that are being raised in the Middle East. Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and families in countries like Syria, Iraq, Somalia, and Bhutan are in danger due to the fact that their countries are facing war. This leads to the people of these countries being forced to leave in order to escape the war and oppression. These people are called Refugees. The problem cultivates as wealthier neighboring countries become reluctant in helping these refugees because of their anti-refuge politics. Refugees are then forced to travel as far away as they can, paying until they can no longer go any further. They are then forced into labor, later leading them to escape in an unsafe and deathly manner across the Mediterranean sea to Europe. This being the cause of the many deaths of men, women, and children across the Middle East as they had hopes of a better life elsewhere.The Washington Post also reflects on this subject in their column, “Refugees in America: Syrian family rebuilds life in the U.S” by Deepti Hajela. Hajela interviews a Syrian family, the Roustom. The father Hassan Al Roustom exclaims,

It is understandable that Americans are nervous about letting in hundreds of thousands of refugees into their home country. It’s a situation that can be explained with an analogy of a hitchhiker: Would you pick up a hitchhiker with your family in the car? However, many of these fears sprout from the irrational fear of terrorism, which, as CNN states, “the number of fatal terror attacks refugees have carried out in the US is zero.” (CNN Refugees and Terrorism) Not all refugees are terrorists, and not all

Without a doubt, the topic of immigration and refugees is a pressing matter around the globe. With more than 60 million individuals displaced around the world and 41 million immigrants currently living in the United States, there is an international movement of individuals rather by choice or not. In the United States, the topic of immigration and refugees has been at the forefront of the upcoming presidential election; however, although and this topic is at the lead of most news, Americans are undereducated and misinformed about many of the key terms and concepts about immigrants and refugees. Due to the various misconceptions Americans hold, many citizens not open to welcoming more immigrants or refugees into the country. To explain, according to the Pew Research center, 51% of Americans believe immigrants are beneficial to the country, while 41% believe immigrants are a burden to our country (Krogstad, 2015).