10, 000 Refugees In The United States

The refugee crisis that plagues the world is often referred to as the Syrian refugee crisis, and Western countries are usually concerned only for the affect it has on them and their country. Yet the countries taking in the most refugees are the relatively stable nations in the Middle East that are closest to those in crisis, like Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey, not the wealthy nations most capable of supporting the refugees. These countries are often small and suffering their own economic and political woes, and struggle with the masses of refugees entering the countries. Various groups are working to raise money and support for these refugees, and other poor African and Middle Eastern countries are attempting to do their best, but without the help of the wealth West, the refugee crisis is not going to go away. A question has been posed to the nations of the world; are they willing to take in any of the millions of the desperate refugees?

Because of America’s great wealth and success, other countries expect us to open our boarders and gladly invite refugees into our towns and cities. Charles Wheelan does a fantastic job of encouraging Americans to do just that. However, he fails to think of the risks and errors that come with allowing hundreds of thousands of suffering people (Wheelan) into our country. People all across the globe think that rich Americans should help these people even though they have not personally asked our government officials to help them. Wheelan views this as a matter of bravery, responsibility, and fear of terrorists in his article Courage in Crises.

“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.

If a woman and her young children were standing on your doorstep, tired and hungry, with no place to go, would you turn them away? I would at least offer them some water and allow them to rest their feet while I try to find them something more suitable, like a church. Of course, you could always send them packing but, if something were to happen to them, you 'd probably feel bad about it. By allowing these refugees, in obvious need, to settle here, we are seeing our countrys ' morals. Americas ' moral compass is exactly what us Americans want and need to see. There are already many who are willing to do their part in helping them, once they are let in. With over fifteen mayors vowing to accept more and at least nine

The United States generally only offer to refugees if their fleeing from persecution and war. The U.S. government maintains a long-established humanitarian program that grants a limited number of refugees who are unable to return home or stay in a host country.

History is deemed to repeat itself. Just like the years before World War II with Jewish refugees, America is currently resisting the call of helpless Syrian refugees (“History Repeats...Jewish Refugees” para. 1). For centuries, the United States of America has had the claim and reputation of being a haven to anyone who sought it. The country is closing its doors and ignoring the people it should be aiding the most. The vile attitude of the United States towards the relocation of Syrian refugees is an abomination to the beliefs that the country was founded upon.

First off, let’s just look at what Syrian refugees are going through. Obama states in a speech that Syrians are suffering the most in the world today. Today, they are the most vulnerable, many of them being young parents, half of them being children(World Vision USA points out in research that half of the refugees are children), and lots of them being orphans and widows due to the current stakes in the war. These people are in severe need. CNN points out that many of these are in so severe need that many kids, for the wellbeing of themselves and their family, are marrying young. Some girls at age 15 are married and have kids. Syrians are quite clearly in a severely bad condition. Obama states that we shouldn’t be closing our hearts to such victims of violence. If you were a Syrian refugee, falling homeless and lacking basic necessities such as clothes, food, fresh water, what would you want members of other countries to do? It’s our moral obligation, as many agree, to help these people that are extremely disadvantaged.

The United States’ interests on refugees entering the nation has become a concern for many, especially with the increased attacks in Germany after the immigration.10 The Deputy Director of the German Marshall Fund, Sudha David-Wilp stated that many Americans were at first impressed with Germany’s decision on refugees, but now question the absence of management that went into the policy.11 Another problem with refugee immigration is how to integrate over a million refugees into the country without disrupting the safety and welfare of the economy.12 The United States viewed these events and has chosen the nation’s security over humanitarian efforts. It stands by strict immigration laws so as not to mirror the events in Germany caused by its allowance of refugees under the unfiltered policy.13

Barack Obama made the dedication a year ago under thrust from Europe and the United Nations for the US to assume a greater part in going up against the worldwide refugee crisis. Most of the refugees were acknowledged in the most recent three months. Before that, the US had conceded only a fourth of the 10,000 dislodged Syrians forced to resettle. Altogether, the US has resettled about 12,000 Syrian refugees since the war started five years prior. Adding on, Hillary Clinton has required the US to resettle an extra 55,000 displaced people from Syria despite the 10,000 promised by Obama. Regardless of the possibility that the US were to acknowledge 65,000 Syrian displaced people,

In September of 2015, President Obama pleaded towards his administration to allow entry for 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States. This sparked a lot of controversy between millions of Americans due to the threat of possible “terrorist sleeper cells”. The feelings of this can, partly, be contributed towards the emerging terrorist organization, ISIL/ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). Despite these feelings, there are also many citizens that believe that our nation must act humanitarianly and urge legislatures to allow these refugees admittance into our country. In the article, “Obama Increases Number of Syrian Refugees for U.S. Resettlement to 10,000”, the authors Gardener Harris, David Sanger, and David Herszenhorn discuss President Obama’s call-to-action and give details that support the allowance of Syrian Refugees into the United States. Contributing writer, David Sanger, is a chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times and he has covered many issues, like: foreign policy, globalization, and nuclear proliferation. Mr. Sanger writes about many of the struggles that the refugees may face when attempting to gain access into the United States and discusses many views from outside politicians and professionals.

The people of Syria are being killed by bombs, chemical weapons, starvation and dehydration (“What’s Happening”). The U.S has donated 4.5 billion dollars in aid since the conflict has begun (Long), but merely providing money does not suffice for proper aid. Syrian people's homes and livelihoods have become diminished into nothing but rubble. One million people have applied for asylum in Europe; however, the United States must rise up and offer resettlement opportunities to this war-torn community, as well. The benefits reaped from opening borders to Syrian borders are not just limited to maintaining America’s core purpose of freedom and opportunity for all, but they also extend to fulfilling economic and strategic interests.

The United States, a highly developed country, should utilize its resources with a focus on “America first” because America should help refugees, and American citizens need support with their own issues, also helping non- developed countries might lead to the United States to be corrupting these non-developed nation’s government. To begin with, after the recent hurricane in Puerto Rico, majority of Puerto Rico was destroyed and left powerless. Therefore, it is important for America to prioritize states that were affected by the hurricane and support American citizens (Narayan). Also, the United States has a high human development index rank because its rank is ten on the list. Since the United States is a stable developed country, refugees

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.

23: The U.S. is providing over $39 million to meet the needs of Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan, bringing the total U.S. contribution to the Afghan humanitarian response to more than $207 million since the beginning of FY 2016.” (U.S Department of State , 2016 ) The United States is providing over $39 million to the already $207 million. This is so much money that is being spent on foreigners and not being spent on the people here. The American people work hard every day to only make enough money to put food, if that since some people cannot afford to buy food, the Government could help us instead. They could make health care affordable and start lowering taxes on homes. They have yet to do this for us but will spend millions of dollars on Syrian refugees. I am not saying that they are all bad but there is always a rotten apple or five in a basket of twenty. We have heard news reports that some Syrian Refugees tried to bomb us and kill us. This does not only affect the national level but the local level as well. San Angelo had a news report of capturing two Syrian Refugees that wanted to do harm. These bad people were in our backyards and there was nothing we could because the news does not inform us much about terrorism; they only inform us what they want us to

America is a place where people get freedom, equality, and justice, which these refugees do not receive in their nations. Refugees want a place to live where they won't have to be afraid of things. If you think about it, refugees are similar to slaves. Slaves were forced to give up their homeland, and a few ran away because they were afraid of the violence. “So, by the time the ships arrived, there could no longer be any doubt that we had been captured in our homeland” (Harding 5). I believe that America should give these people a place to call home, and allowing that will be very beneficial, not only to them but to the government as well. This will give them the opportunity to live better lives, and experience new things to where they can finally be happy. Also allowing them to get jobs so the employment and tax rate will increase, and both things helps out the government by them providing better services to the people in America. The only downfall to that is the refugees can only live here by the government checking up on them as well.