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Refugee Refugees

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Refugees coming into the country has been a problem for our country for a long time. The issue of refugees coming to America first surfaced during World War II, when millions of Europeans fled their homes for a better future. Since then, there has been a large amount of dispute over this issue. This became a much bigger problem after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and with concerns of future acts of terrorism in the country, this topic has become a big controversy. I believe that the United States should accept refugees under the following conditions, minors should come into the country with an adult, there should be a higher security in case of terrorists, and we should have more job opportunities aimed towards refugees so that they have a …show more content…

To add on to that, Anne Frank and her family were going to flee their country and come to America, but it never happened because of strict immigration laws during the war. American University history professor Richard Breitman wrote about Anne Frank’s family and how they all would have survived the Holocaust if immigration rules in the U.S would have been different and if Anne hadn’t died at such a young age. He claimed that "Anne Frank could be a 77-year-old woman living in Boston today -- a writer” (Newsela, 2015). If the country had let more refugees into the country during the war, Anne would have lived a much longer life, and she would have had a much better life in America.

The last condition of the country to accept refugees is that there need to be more job opportunities aimed towards refugees. The 1951 coffee shop in Berkeley, California is entirely staffed by refugees (except the co-founders) from countries like Eritrea, Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal, Bhutan, Uganda, and Syria. “It’s difficult to be a new person in a new country, but being here, in the U.S., you get respect and recognition. The most important thing is to live with dignity” (Newsela, 2017) says Tedros Abraha, an employee, and a refugee from Eritrea. This shows that it can be hard to adjust to a new place when you’re a refugee, but you need to have faith in yourself and be strong. This is why job opportunities for refugees are a great idea. By doing

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