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Why America Could-And Should-Admit More Syrian Refugees Coming To America

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The Syrian Refugees
The issue of if Syrian refugees should come to America is a big debate today. Everyone has different opinions when it comes to politics. In this essay I will discuss both sides and give my opinion about this matter.
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 …show more content…

President Trump banned, allowing refugees into America in seven different countries. Jeremy Diamond states, “With just a few quick strokes of the pen, President Donald Trump on Friday banned -- temporarily, for now -- roughly 218 million people from entering the United States.” On the other hand, there is several people that don’t agree with the ban. They feel that President Trump is being heartless and unfair. They feel that America had a part in why the Syrian Refugees are at war to begin

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