US Should Receive More Refugees

As far as morals are concerned, humans have this undying need to help everyone, and the United States in particular has been thrusted into this role of the world’s “police,” and “savior,” but at what cost? Millions of refugees from Syria and Libya are pouring into neighboring countries seeking asylum. The only problem is that those countries’ economies, infrastructure, and resources cannot handle the influx of people, which is why the United States should help those countries out, financially, as to protect those refugees and protect those countries that don’t want the refugees to enter their borders.

Additionally, we should not get involved with other countries problems. In doc #7 “Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of refugees fleeing their countries … The Convention was limited to protecting mainly European refugees in the aftermath of World War II, but another document, the 1967 Protocol, expanded the scope of the Convention as the problem of displacement spread around the world.” This document talks about how refugees leave their country from problems they are having over there, than all their problems come into our country and then we have to fix there problems knowing that we can start a war with other countries for problems that we didn’t start and want nothing to do with. Likewise, doc #8, It includes this chart

Can you imagine that your little town is being attacked or even a natural disaster may be occurring and you have nowhere to go? What would you do? How would you survive? You would have to flee your home away from the tragic disaster. You would have no place to call home and all you would have is the clothes on your back. Some in the process of leaving their town never get to see their family again and are lucky if they survive. This is why I believe that refugees should be allowed into the United States under certain conditions. These include having a positive background, being eligible for a job and respecting our nation as well as the people in it. As the US turns refugees away, thousands of lives are being taken away. We could easily help them by taking them into our country. Although some people that enter the country may commit crimes, that doesn’t mean we should turn all of them away. It would cause way more harm than good. Most crimes that happen in the United States are caused by the people that are US citizens rather than the refugees. All of these innocent lives are just being taken away and as many Americans sit back and do nothing about it. When we could be out there saving lives. Our country has to step in and do something about this serious situation. There are solutions we could use to solve these problems by making sure all people that enter this country are good at heart. Outside of very few exceptions our country is mainly made up of refugees and

Thousands and thousands of refugees are risking their lives just to have a better life, and it’s OUR government that wants to keep them out, and forbid them from living the life they deserve. Help the U.S. let them into America, help let them into your life, and most importantly; help them realise that they have a purpose on this Earth too. Be their

And the United States themselves should be able to accept as much refugees as they can due to the fact that there are some Americans that would do anything to help refugees out. For example, I read a document from the Boston Globe, titled “An Outpouring of Support for Refugees” and basically talked about how Cheryl Hamilton from Lowell asked many people to help her out to support refugees arriving from Congo, Syria, Myanmar, and Iraq. Cheryl and others basically gathered a collection of kitchen supplies, winter coats, blankets, and much more, just to give them to the refugees that have arrived to a totally different place than what they were used to. And it also said: “Volunteers walked into the office and said, “I can’t stand watching the news anymore. How can I help?”” This shows that there are some Americans that have no problem with letting in refugees, and are willing to do anything for them, because it help seeing what type of conditions they were living in, as well as what is going on in their home countries. For example, there’s a photograph from Time which shows a young boy covered in blood, and says: “Footage shared online by the Aleppo Media Center is said to show a boy who was pulled from an airstrike on Aug. 17 in the Syrian city of Aleppo.” which I remember

The first reason why the U.S. should accept refugees is because they want to flee from the violence in their country. Document 2 shows a picture of a little boy who barely survived an air strike. His face is completely covered in blood and his body is completely covered in dust. This is a clear reason why they want to escape and flee from their country, they need safety and they don’t have that back at home. Innocent little boys and girls are getting bombed for really foolish reasons. The sad part is that they can’t do anything about it, the only thing they can do is flee. And if they try to fight back they’re most

Currently, the United States is very restrictive in its admission and resettlement of refugees. Since the ongoing Syrian war has resulted in the largest refugee crisis in history, this should not be the case. First, compared to other nations, the United States has had more experience resettling refugees. This experience would be highly

Regardless of what the United States government ultimately decides to do, it is important to stay open minded in drastic times like these. By attempting to remove the stereotype refugees have to carry around with them, assessing which countries we want to be associated with, and working to help those in need while keeping the security of American citizens in-tact-- America will be playing a very beneficial role in helping refugees acquire

The United States has committed ghastly injustices. In the article, “Syrian Refugees: Will American Hearts and Minds Change?” by Rajini Srikanth put the issue of Syrian Refugees in the spotlight. Since, “the US is still actively engaged in the global war on terror,” (“Syrian Refugees: Will American Hearts and Minds Change”) terrorists might try and enter the US to attack important buildings. So, “Governors of 31 states have declared their unwillingness to accept any Syrian refugees.” When, the governors decided to not accept refugees, they committed an injustice against the refugees by going against the US which, then, had said that they would accept refugees. The governors suspected that in the middle of the refugees there were hidden terrorists. In fear they

Today we watch the world rage in war, bathe in chaos, and live in destruction. Where there is war families are being torn apart. Children watch family members be killed in front of them and many homes are destroyed. They are forced to leave their country and seek refuge in a neighboring one. In the book Outcasts United, the main conflict is how refugees are readjusting to life and how they are treated. Many characters have waited years to get into the u.s.This has made me realize that the way we deal with refugees is a big problem today. The camps they are put in are unsanitary. It takes years for background checks. And even after they get an okay to come here, they still struggle. Money can only go so far. I believe it is time to help them. Refugees are people and need to have another chance at life.

Many U.S. citizens have no problem with Syrian refugees coming to America. According to both “Why America Could-and Should-Admit More Syrian Refugees.” and “Our Responsibility to Refugees”, The authors feel that The people of the United States are turning their backs on the refugees. In “Why America Could-and Should-Admit More Syrian Refugees.” the author says, “The United States has resettled over three million refugees, offering victims of persecution and conflict the opportunity to build a new life. Refugee resettlement is unequivocally safe. It would be wrong, both morally and politically, to curtail Syrian refugee resettlement, and why it is in fact both ethically imperative and politically expedient to instead expand U.S. commitment to refugee resettlement” (Long). This author sees nothing to fear from refugees. Furthermore, the writer of “Our Responsibility to Refugees” states, “The U.S. can do more and we must. Since 2011, more than 4.2 million Syrians have been displaced by war and violence, and fewer than 3,000 of them have resettled in the U.S. President Barack Obama has committed to resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees in the U.S. His administration needs to

Many people believe that the United States should not let Syrian refugees into the United States to escape war would damage the country’s safety and way of life, but the U.S. should allow them in because it provides these immigrants such as humanitarian aid, safer families, a well- rounded education, and a strengthened workforce. As the Syrian Civil War rages, ISIS bombs the Middle East, and Russia targets airstrikes, thousands of Syrian refugees flee their home and country with their lives. Children cannot go to school and parents are running out of money. They need aid, but in the war-torn cities there is little help that these people can find. Separated from their jobs, livelihood, and families, they can

“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.

130 innocent lives slaughtered by multiple Syrian refugees in the streets of Paris, France. With many Refugees still trying to come over to the U.S, should the U.S become their new home? I think we should not take them in because the U.S is already struggling to take care of itself, so how will adding Ten Thousand plus refugees to the U.S benefit us? They won’t be able to provide or benefit the U.S, but will only scare and cause worry & fear in American people.

Terrorists Terrorism/Crime are a big reason that refugees should not be let into the united states. One of the big reasons is that there are a lot of people trying to either get a visa or sneak into our country. “There have been over 400 cases of people sneaking across the border from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, and Syria”. Associated Press 2015)This shows that people who shouldn't be crossing the border are sneaking in with the refugees to cause terrorism to our country. There are very few reasons that people from those countries should ever be entering our country, and them trying to sneak in and illegally come into our country tells us they are probably planning