Syrian Refugee Crisis And The United States

People all over the world have been asking themselves if it is right for their country to let in refugees from Syria. It is a question everybody fears from answering because of the consequences it may take. Several states in America have denied the entry because of security reasons and the over population. Even if there are several countries still refusing Syrians there are a few who are accepting them. Looking at some articles, I’ve seen differential opinions and one must read and understand why Syria refugees need a chance to be rescued from all the chaos and horror they’ve been through.

Syria’s civil war is the worst humanitarian crisis of modern time. The “Syrian Civil war Began in March of 2011, between rebel brigades and government force; economy and infrastructure is destroyed” (Library, 2016). “Divisions between secular and religious fighters, and between ethnic groups, continue to complicate the politics of the conflict” (Corps, 2016). Additionally, the Syrian civil war has taken a significant

The war in Syria has displaced millions of people. The refugees that can have fled to Europe, America, and most of all their neighboring countries. The United States is trying to do its part, but the refugee policy isn't helping it do enough. The U.S. refugee policy needs to be changed. The country needs to help refugees within our borders, as well as help countries taking in the majority of refugees. The U.S. can also improve the current refugee vetting process, which would greatly increase it's efficiency.

Since 2011, Syrian Refugees became a popular topic all over the world, however with recent events this has become an issue that is only growing larger and larger. This cartoon discusses the issue that Syrian refugees have caused in europe and in America. The authors claim is that the opinion that the Republican party, mainly GOP candidate for president, Donald trump, has on this issue is ignorant. The way that the cartoon is set up, it allows the author’s conclusion get through his audience and have the claim clearly stated.

Upon starting this project, I was unsure of how well my group would work together because we were all very different and we employed quite disparate ways of looking at life. Our group was hesitant to do the topic of the Syrian refugees’ impact in the United States because it was so controversial, but after examining the various perspectives this project could cover, we knew that we had to do it. Furthermore, after seeing how relevant the issue was to our lives, we had to see how exactly it would affect us. We predicted that the solution to this problem would be relatively easy, but it was more comprehensive than I could have imagined.

As President Barack Obama said, “Apparently they are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America” (Darcy). The Syrian refugee crisis is a huge subject of discussion during this presidential race and the results of this election, whether Republican or Democratic, will be the difference between helping or hurting this migration. The Syrian refugee crisis has been a worldwide problem since the civil war started in 2011. The death toll quickly rose as the violence got out of hand. The next president is going to ultimately decide the fate of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees, innocent men, women and children. Currently our president is going to allow up to 10,000 Syrian refugees to find safe haven in the US. Every single presidential candidate has their own stance on the issue, Republicans lean towards restriction of the refugee policy, while Democrats lean towards loosening it.

First of all, there are origins to explain how the refugee crisis began. In 2003, the U.S invaded Iraq because of its alleged connections to terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction. Iraq had involved rebel groups, like ISIS. The U.S invasion led to the formation of the very terrorists the U.S wanted to drop in the first place because Iraq was now the perfect training ground for terrorism (“Kurzgesagt”). Although the U.S invasion had happened, the U.S didn’t know what to do with it, and now it just has created more issues. From my point of view, with us citizens living in the U.S, we should not get involved as it would probably make a bigger problem with the place where the refugees are fleeing from. In 2010 the Arab Spring happened. In Syria, the dictator Bashar al-Assad didn't think much

The Syrian refugee crisis is a complex issue that places a large amount of pressure on the United States government. Syrian refugees are trying to flee from their unprotected home country, Syria, and find a safer place to live like in the U.S. The U.S. has the challenging decision to make which is if they should let the refugees in or not. This problem has arisen from tensions in the war occurring in the Middle East (Sengupta). The U.S. was created for freedom and accepting them them shows the compassion of the United States. Communities in Michigan and California largely speak Arabic and have family in Syria (Sengupta). The Syrian refugee crisis does pose great threats to America jeopardizing the safety of Americans. Automatically most Americans come to this dreadful conclusion, but safe decisions can be made that can benefit everyone. The U.S. should not deny letting Syrian refugees in.

As one of the worst refugee crises since World War Two, the Syrian Refugee Crisis has caused many people to flee for their lives from their homes in Syria in hopes of finding their safe haven. According to the White House’s government-controlled website, “since 2011, almost 12 million people, equivalent to half of the Syrian population, have been displaced by the conflict, including 7.6 displaced inside Syria” (whitehouse.gov). Around the globe, many government officials have taken on welcoming attitudes towards the millions of people that are seeking refuge from their war-ridden home-country, while some other officials have taken on very cautious dispositions mainly in fear of consequently making their people vulnerable to attacks. Within

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

The Unites States is a place of refuge for many but fear and hate seem to have clouded that ideal recently as more and more people grow resentful of those they see as threats to their way of life. These fears are unnecessary as refugees seek nothing but shelter and safety. The screening process is rigorous, more so since the events of 9/11, and any that pose any threat to the safety of the nation are screened out. In fact, the screening process can take several months to complete and is a point of stress among hopeful refugees that fear being turned away unlawfully. “Almost a year after arriving in Germany, Nujeen is still waiting for the residence permit that would let her live there,” (Oltermann). The fear American citizens feel is understandable but the hatred it oftens turns into is harmful. It perpetuates negative stereotypes and makes Syrian refugees’ already difficult lives even harder. American citizens as a people must think objectively and stop allowing bias to cloud better judgment and instead think of how they would want to be treated in their time of

The Syrian refugee crisis has received massive media coverage. People around the world are trying to comprehend the desperate, complicated situation surrounding Syria. The civil war in Syria is the worst crisis in our time. Syrians upset at the fact that long promised reforms have not been enacted, began anti-government demonstrations which started the civil war in 2011. The peaceful protests turned ugly, with the government violently putting an end to those protests. Afterward, ordinary citizens took arms, causing the situation to escalate. Syrians are fleeing their homes because of the great violence, which have left thousands dead and millions wounded, a collapsed infrastructure, resulting in a shattered economy, and for the safety of the children. Syrians are either streaming to surrounding countries or risking their lives to travel to Europe.

“Syria has become the great tragedy of this century - a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history,” said António Guterres, the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees. Uprisings and unrest have been occurring in Syria and the surrounding areas for decades, but I will be focusing on the past four years as tensions began to get worse every day. Politics and the government always seem to be the root of the problem when it comes to these violent and deadly protests and full on war. There are always two sides who don’t agree on anything, and probably will never find common ground. The two groups engaging in this civil war include supporters of President Bashar as-Assad, the president of Syria, and a group of rebels who do not want this man to be in power any longer. It all began about four in a half years ago in March 2011. There have always been the group of people in every place, who disagree with the government and their decisions. Most of the time, these protestors and rebels just want to get a little bit of a rise out of the government and move on. However, after a group of teenagers painted revolutionary slogans on the walls of a school, security began to open fire on them and ended up killing a majority of them. After this incident, more and more people began to come together and join their peers in the fight against the corrupt government. This revolutionary time frame was referred to as the “Arab Spring” and was not

Since the mid 1960’s, Syria, the nation nestled within the cradle of civilization, has been ruled by the Al-Assad regime, who govern with an iron fist. The quasi-dictatorship within Syria had not been challenged until the Arab Spring began in 2011, where many totalitarian regimes were toppled through protest and revolution. The Arab Spring has resulted in the ousting of rulers from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, with uprisings and civil wars taking place in countries like Algeria, Iraq, and of course Syria. Due to the fact that the Al-Assad regime would not step down from power peacefully, were facing scrutiny, and a possible revolution, the regime launched military forces around the country to control the people. Bashar Al-Assad the current Syrian president is accused of committing war crimes, mass executions and even using chemical weapons on his own people.

The Syrian crisis had all began when the anti-government protesting started in March 2011, which was part of the Arab Spring. It started as a peaceful protesting, but then the government responded in violence. More than six years later, the war had taken the lives of over 550,000 people, half of them were just civilians. According to the United Nations, more than 6.1 million people are internally displaced. When you consider the Syrian refugees, more over half of the country’s population of 22 million is in need of urgent assistance, whether those people escaped to different countries or remain in Syria (Quick Facts: What You Need to Know about the Syria Crisis). The Situation in Syria is increasing to worsen when the outside parties decided to get involved and launch airstrikes in 2015. Each time bombing on syria grounds rises, an