The Syrian Refugees

The welcoming of numerous Syrian refugees into America is contentious, likely to cause or is causing an argument. It 's no secret that our President, Barack Obama, made a promise, a year ago, to bring in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next fiscal year. Those who are all for it believe showing our morals, using non-government help, bettering our economy, adding to our diversity, and strengthening our alliance is what will come out of allowing them through. The opposers feel that the likelyhood of them being terrorists is to great, they will be too expensive, have to use our taxpaying dollars, could over populate, and push us away from potential job oppurtunities, that is why they shouldn 't be allowed here. Are you for it, or are you against it?

“Every Muslim, from the moment they realize the distinction in their hearts, hates Americans, hates Jews, and hates Christians. For as long as I can remember, I have felt tormented and at war, and have felt hatred and animosity for Americans,” Osama Bin Laden.

Imagine yourself one day living your normal life with your family or friends. Then next thing you know, you're fleeing your country with great terror facing dangerous encounters all to try and find a safe place.

Refugees are treated the same way that American citizens are treated and they obtain same employment. Syrian Refugees must apply for the same job as citizens do. They enter economic zone that is not able to give the proper number of jobs for refugees. Syrian refugees and immigrants also often give jobs to U.S. workers because they have a tendency to start a new business.

With the civil war now in its sixth year, almost 14 million people need assistance within Syria, while 6.6 million people are internally displaced with nowhere to call home (Migration Policy Centre, 2016). Internally displaced persons are often left with no choice but to flee their battered country. Forced migration often leads to sickness, family disruption, shattered self-esteem, and mental health problems including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Hassan, Ventevogel, Jefee-Bahloul, Barkil-Oteo, & Kirmayer, 2016). Unfortunately, this is just a short list of consequences. The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the most critical and difficult concerns facing social workers today, in the United States and abroad. Syrian refugees are a vulnerable population that deserves dignity and respect as they escape their war-torn country and seek to find a

It is all the more important to think about refugees as more than just helpless people who will drain the resources of new countries but as hard-working and skilled people with unique cultures who want to thrive in new lands until they can return home. The Syrian civil war is going into its sixth year. With over 4.8 million externally displaced, the Syrian Refugee Crisis is becoming a massive international

Since 2011, Syria has been having a civil war between the government and the Free Syrian Army. The protests and the war were the cause of people wanting democracy. President Bashar al-Assad and his loyal troops are fighting against the people protesting. ISIS is also trying to conquer territory in Iraq and Syria. This much violence displaced many people and destroyed their homes. Refugees from all over Syria are fleeing to neighboring countries like Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, and Turkey. Over 4.5 million people have fled Syria since the start of the war and 6.5 million people in Syria are currently homeless. Refugees are doing what they can to get further away from the violence. A lot of them want to go through Europe all the way to Germany

American Near East Refugee Aid was developed in spite of the Arab-Israeli War in 1967 that left hundreds upon thousands of Palestinians homeless and impoverished. This clearly was not the only war that we have helped in, there have been others. When refugees along with poor communities are in need of aid, we are dedicated to helping them. 1967 may seem like such a long time ago, but wars break out all the time. One of the most recent wars was the Lebanon War that took place in 2006. With our help, we were able to aid more than 1 million civilians. Without our help, who knows where those people would be right now? Who knows if they would still be alive? ("ANERA's History | History of Humanitarian Aid and Relief to Palestine")

America is known by many as the home of the free. While this may be something many Americans identify to be true, the struggle for freedom in Syria is a battle that is displacing many citizens of that region. Throughout the media, there are reports of political leaders taking different stands and positions on the Syrian refugee crisis and displacement in the Middle East. More recently, the voices of today’s officials have been heard saying things like, keep immigrants out we need to keep potential terrorist away, keep our country safe, and stop immigrants from using America’s resources. Each one of these arguments can be justified and deserves attention, but everyone needs to consider what will happen to these refugees if help is refused

Last week, I attended a workshop on refugee issues held at Carleton University. To my surprise, the workshop did not go as I had anticipated.

What if you were called a refugee one day? Many of Syrians are losing their homes to terrorists. They are now facing a similar issue Jews faced in WWII. Nearly 1/3 of the Jews on the St. Louis died after they tried going to 2 different countries and were denied by both. So, Syrians today are alike and different in many ways from Jews.

First off, following the Syrian Civil war, millions of Syrian’s citizens fled the country in hopes of seeking asylum. This Syrian refugee crisis has engendered controversy, as a result of the dispute of whether these refugees may pose a

I am writing to you about the refugee crisis. The U.S. needs to accept more refugees because their lives are frightful and they need assistance in these horrible times. I am interested in this topic because the refugees are not being dealt with correctly, because they are fleeing their own countries because of the terrorist, that are taking over their land. Many families inside Syria are struggling to survive and make a new home in neighboring countries. Others are risking their lives on the way to Europe, hoping to find acceptance and opportunity. Half the country’s pre-war population, more than 11 million people, have been killed or forced to flee their homes. Many of the refugees are dying at sea trying to reach Europe, for a safer place

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.

Such a story, as incomprehensible as it may seem, was the inescapable reality of a Syrian refugee named Yehia from the Syrian village of Deraa (Gupta 4). According to World Vision, 5.1 million Syrians are refugees, 6.3 million are internally displaced, and a grand total of 13.5 million require humanitarian assistance (1). Of the 65 million refugees in the world today, Syrians are a prime example of our failure to safeguard the sanctity of human life on a global level. As a country of immigrants, and one of the most, if not the most influential countries in the world, we have a responsibility to assist those most in need of assistance. The fear perpetrated by politicians and the media that refugees want to come to the US to commit acts of terror is a fabrication that will only hinder our ability to do the utmost for people like Yehia. Although national security should be a top priority when accepting refugees into the U.S., no refugees accepted after 1980 have committed fatal terror attacks; therefore, the U.S. should extend open arms to Syrian refugees as its duty to accept and provide relief to as many refugees as possible.