The Politics Of Refugee Relief

The utterly diminished and persistently conflicted regime of Bashar Al-Assad has led to several forces, including numerous rebel groups, Kurdish forces, and even ISIL to occupy the war-torn country of Syria in a seemingly never-ending ruination. Most importantly however, it has also led to millions of Syrians becoming dislodged between the remnant regions with the deaths of roughly half a million citizens, according to the Syrian Centre for Policy Research, from a civil war that originated due to a series of protests and differentiating ideologies. The situation has lead for surviving Syrians, now properly known as refugees, to seek asylum in neighboring countries in Europe, but even including some countries as far as in the Western Hemisphere, particularly the United States.

The ERLC website notes that the Syrian refugee crisis is the worst since World War II, with more than 13.5 million people affected. Over four million have migrated to other countries as refugees, where they live in dingy and unhygienic living conditions. Millions of children have left their education, which makes them vulnerable to early marriage and child labor, and might have long-time repercussions on their lives as well.

The refugee crisis is a hotly debated and controversial topic all over the globe relevant to today. The rising number of refugees arriving in the European Union has significantly increased throughout the past few years. The controversy comes from not the refugees themselves, but from where they are emigrating from. Coming from extremely hostile and dangerous countries operated by the Islamic State militants, there is a sense of hysteria from the opposing side saying that there are risks that need to be factored in when accepting such a large amount of people from places where there are high concentrations of terrorism into their home countries. On the other side of the argument, the advocates for refugees are proclaiming that as humans we have moral obligations to give the quintessential helping hand to humans whenever one is in need, regardless of their situation or circumstances. Through social activism these proponents are seeking to

Attention getter- Have you ever been forced to leave your hometown without committing any crimes or doing something wrong? Imagine yourself waking up one day, seeing that you are in the middle of the war with people running around and screaming for their lives. Such incident may seem very unlikely to happen to you however, the people of Syria have been experiencing it for almost everyday of their lives. .

Did you know that refugees have been around since World War II? Due to the war and the aggression from the Nazis, over 55 million people became refugees during the whole World War II era. Around one million people still needed a place to stay after five years since the war had ended. The Cold War, mini wars and battles in Mozambique, Africa, Afghanistan, Rwanda, The Soviet Union, etc, as well as The Vietnam War were some of the causes for refugee population increase and displacement during 1960-2000 era. According to the UNHCR, ever since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Buildings to present time, there has been over 60 million refugees displaced, surpassing the World War II numbers. The ongoing Syrian War has had a tremendous

As refugees seek a new home in a new country there are numerous problems and difficulties that they would face. For example, finding a new home, trouble of escaping their old life, to find safety, food and water to drink.

According to The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) approximately 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of the civil war from which 4.8 million have fled to neighboring countries like Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq and over 6.6 million are internally displaced within Syria. This refugee crisis in the Middle East is one of the greatest and most complex humanitarian crises of this generation. Since such large numbers of people have already left for most of the neighboring countries, it was evident restrictions would be imposed by those countries. As pressure is rising for European leaders to resolve the refugee crises, critics are also asking why Middle Eastern governments have not done more the to help the Syrian refugee

Since March 2011 to September 2016 there has been an estimated amount of 11 million Syrians who had to flee from their homes, because of the war. That is about 4305 people per day who have to evacuate their homes. This includes men, women, and young children, who are seeking for safety. However even when they make it to the camps, they are not safe. Having little to no food, sickness, rape, and terrorist. Lily Lousada state that in Jordan refugee camps , “To many familiar with the berm, the attack was not surprising.” because so many people are being hurt. These people are trying to seek for shelter, but the people they are running from are still attacking. While in the United States most people live on their daily live, going to work, school, going out to eat, or being able to sleep without having to worry about being killed in your

Introduction: Everyday hundreds of Syrian refugees are fleeing Syria escaping from various forms of persecution. These refugees are fleeing to neighboring countries. Because of its location, Greece has become a hotspot for refugees. In the past refugees who arrived in Greece would continue to migrate further into northern Europe. However since Macedonia has shut its borders to all immigrants, it has left several hundred refugees stranded in Greece without adequate housing and shelter. This has created a very heavy burden for small border towns that once operated as transit points. With winter approaching the concern of how to meet the needs of the refugees continues to grow. As weather conditions continue to worsen the current infrastructure

“Refugees didn’t just escape a place. They had to escape a thousand memories until they’d put enough time and distance between them and their misery to wake to a better day” ( Nadia Hashimi). For example, Syrian refugees have been fighting a war in their home country between the President Bashar Al-Assad and ISIS. Their civil war began with peaceful protests against the government in March of 2011 but these peaceful protests soon escalated after the government's violent crackdown and rebels began fighting back against the regime. By July, army defectors had loosely organized the Free Syrian Army and many civilian syrians took up arms to join the opposition. Dividing ISIS and the ethnic groups who continue to complicate the politics of the conflict.

The Iraqi refugee situation is one of the worst refugee situations in the entire world totalling above 1.5 million people. The refugees were singled out due to two possible reasons, one being the war in Iraq that was an attempt at the stop of Saddam Hussein and his government and the second being religious persecution. With the war being completely destructive of certain areas, in addition to fear and little notice, random citizens of Iraq are thrown out of their homes and placed elsewhere. The refugees are forced to take their families far away from their home, making life all the more difficult by hulting education, loss of valuables, loss of money, and all without security that they will be able to find a new place to call home. The

Imagine waking up each morning and wondering if today is your last day on earth. Imagine sending your children off to school each day and praying that they will return in one piece (that is if school is even open). Imagine not feeling safe in your own nation, own town, or even your own home. These feelings were experienced by the Syrian refugees when they were able to remain home; however as things get progressively worse, staying home was no longer an option.

Ha and other refugees half to go through discrimination all over the world which they worry about because it can affect their family. Ha and all refugees half to go through discrimination when they head to their new home because people aren’t use to the color of their skin or their religion. Refugees get judged by their color of their skin, for example, “ I’m the only straight black hair and olive skin.” (Lai 142) People aren’t use to the color of her skin and her hair and she sticks out and other kids don’t talk to her because of that. Refugees also get judged by their religion, for instance “Oh, I don’t want to be with you, I don’t want to be your friend because you’re Muslim.” (Brice) Kids don’t want to be friends with refugees like in

This issue was chosen due to its scope. The Syrian refugee crisis is among a list of issues that will not only shape the world in 2016 but also dominate news outlets in upcoming years. Because of the despairing situation, many governments are struggling to find ways to handle the rush of individuals seeking asylum, for the fact that it seems the crisis is worsening. In addition, the media coverage on the topic sparked my interest and led me to research information because I had no idea what was occurring and the detriment of the issue.

Since 2011, Syria has been engaged in a Civil War with protestors against the government and members of the extremist group ISIS, and approximately 7.6 million people have been displaced from their homes (usnews.com 2015). As the conflict destroys more homes and livelihoods each year, an increasing number of civilians have been forced to leave Syria and try to find safety elsewhere. Already a contentious issue, the Syrian refugee crisis has awakened tensions, both economic and social as debate erupts over what to do with the refugees.In response to the crisis, while some countries like Germany have pledged to help the refugees, (New Statesman 2015 1) only 2,340 have been admitted. Clearly, more needs to be done in order to help the refugees. Although there are economic and population concerns to be considered, the humanitarian conflict that faces the refugees and solutions already available are reason enough for Europe to increase the numbers of Syrian refugees allowed in.