Today, the United States is encountering a major debate on whether or not they should let in more Syrian refugees. When the time comes for the United States to be asked as haven, the country 's actions and innactions addressing the problems behind and of the refugees, defnitely does go down in history. The United States has been seen as a "... world leader in recognizing the moral obligation to resettle refugees." So, once the county fails to meet expectations, the country is then questioned upon its title, and the world lay on its shoulders[1]. There are two big events in which others look back on in comparison to today 's current event.…
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and 17 other mayors across the country signed a letter to President Obama to request the admittance of more Syrian refugees to the U.S. Mayor Kleinschmidt is a proud member of Cities United for Immigration Action, an organization whose goal is to encourage positive immigration reform in the U.S. "I've been active in this organization of mayors who are working closely together to encourage the president to move forward with immigration policy," Kleinschmidt told the University of North Carolina's student publication, The Daily Tar Heel. "It just seems like a good fit for us to respond as well to the refugee crisis." His warm reception of the Syrian refugees was not echoed by many in…
Introduction In 2011, the people of Syria lead protests inspired by the Arab Spring, which quickly lead to bloody civil war. Since the war in Syria began, an estimated 13.5 million Syrians have sought refuge in neighboring countries and further (UNHCR, 2016). The United States has welcomed only a small percentage of these migrants, and recent terror attacks has stirred fear of these refugees to the American people. Current political elections have focused heavily on Syrian refugees and some states have even gone as far as vocalizing their anti-refugee and anti-Muslim policies, refusing to allow refugees to settle in their borders.…
Can immigrants leaving Syria, secretly be members of terrorist organizations? America’s involvement in the Middle East to stop the conflicting wars between the Syrian government, terrorist groups, and the rebels have allowed for the Syrians to leave the country. Since the beginning of the war in 2011, 250,000 Syrians have been killed, 4.2 million Syrians have registered as refugees, and 7.6 million Syrians have been internally displaced. With the recent increase in the amount of Syrian immigrants, many are fleeing to Europe and America. These immigrants are entering the European countries illegally, causing conflict amongst the people; and without these immigrants being vetted while entering the country, the governments cannot confidently state that everyone entering the country will not be a part of a…
I was meeting people who had gone through hell and back to make it here while I got here solely because of my parent’s hard work. These people helped me explore my compassionate side by telling me their stories of exactly what it took to come here. I grew incredibly thankful for the opportunity to meet and help these strangers and began making constant adjustments to my own life based on their story’s incite. For example, starting sophomore year I started missing the school bus to stay after school and then walked 2.5 miles home every day I needed to. If I had to baby sit that day, I would probably walk them to school with me and turn the trip into a Pokémon Go quest.…
As someone who grew up in a safe city with a supportive, middle-class family, and enrolled in a public school system that offered an abundance of valuable classes taught by extremely qualified teachers, I was blinded to how others live. As I became old enough to understand that the majority of people in the world would never live like me, I wanted to do something to change that. I was taken aback by the conditions of the families I was to help on my mission trip just south of me in Tennessee. I was not in the same United States that I knew. But that wasn’t what shocked me the most.…
Many people think that America is the land of opportunity, but this was not always the case. Immigrants were treated badly when they came to America. For some immigrants coming to America, they had a lot of opportunity but not for all of them. Many immigration laws and policies have been less enforced throughout the years. Many of the millions of immigrants that came to America hoping for a better life were disappointed.…
I stayed overnight at L’Arche International in Clinton, Iowa from October 13th-October 14th as my community service project. L’arche is a nonprofit organization that provides home, community, and and support for adults who have intellectual disabilities. During this time, my group and I participated in birthday celebrations, prayer, song, community service, and sharing life. This opportunity allowed me the chance to both learn and reflect about this marginalized population. When we initially got to L’Arche, we were greeted by the student coordinator, Bethany.…
After reading the articles, I understand where dislike of Jewish immigrants and refugees before World War I stem from. I also understand the dislike of Syrian immigrants and refugees comes from now. Nevertheless, I think that the hostility is biased and insensitive. I understand that before World War I, America had just emerged from the Great Depression. Asking Americans who had previously been suffering financially to house, feed, and clothe the 10,000 Jewish refugee children.…
How does the Syrian civil war effect Christian refugees? Over the last twelve months extremist groups in Syria have been persecuting Christians just for their credence in Christianity. Christian persecution has been proliferated in such a number over the world the humanitarian aid workers assume that Christianity will be on the periphery of extinction in the Middle East if our governments don’t step in and prevent this crisis. There have been many related arguments going around in society about how are the governments and charities reconciliation situations for Christians in society. These are very piddle to the number of situations in Syria and globally.…
Even though it was determined that none of the Paris attackers were Syrian refugees, Americans are terrified and frightened by the idea of granting asylum to the refugees. Americans believe that “terrorists” can go undetected and possibly act as Syrian refugees thanks to the political hysteria and false information. As stated by OpEd news, “[Americans’] reasoning is based on political hysteria and not grounded in any rational policy considerations.” (Cole, OpEd News). Many republican aspiring presidential candidates are misinforming the public by giving them false information regarding the total “vast numbers” of incoming refugees that could possibly be infiltrated ISIS members is causing Americans fear.…
Xenophobia, racist comments, hatred, and prejudice are things refugees have to face daily. Every year many refugees seek asylum in other countries, as they come from places that are not as secure as countries like America, and feel unwelcomed with all the hostility. Ignorance and not knowing the whole picture are reasons why many falsely judge immigrants. The power of fear and unknown is what stunts the growth of negative opinions and is the underlying cause of hateful actions.…
A New Place To Call Home Since the founding of the United States, immigration has been a government concern. The United States has had immigrants from various parts of the world, ranging from Hungary to Cuba (Singh). Now the United States appears to be taking in a significant amount of Syrians immigrants. This has caused a lot of conflict within our government and on the streets. Because of the unrest in the Middle East and shaky relations between the United States and that region, these Syrian immigrants are different than any other the U.S. has had thus far.…
As they flee from war and violence, Syrian refugees are trying to find better lives in other countries, whether it is temporary or permanent. Only recently has the refugee crisis been brought to people’s attention around the world, but it has been in existence since the Arab Spring in 2011. The Arab Spring brought about rebellion against Syria’s President al-Assad’s regime and Al-Assad fought back, creating a devastating civil war. Now, 4.6 million Syrians are seeking safe havens. Syria’s neighboring countries and some European have been the more accessible asylums.…
INTRO: Imagine living in the time when the Taliban was at large and you are living right in the middle of warfare. in the book under the persimmon tree it shows part of what it is like to be a refugee and how bad the conditions and how crowded they are but in actual refugee camps in real life they are worse Susan fisher staples shows how the Taliban impacts the life of a refugee body paragraph 1: in the book it tells you about refugee camps and there conditions let me enlighten you on the situation. Susan fisher staples says that the refugee camps are filled with many refugees at most ten people to a tent with little to no food and dirty gross water but only a cup or less. Susan fisher staples also says that the refugees are injured with cuts and large wounds along with bruises because of them trying to get Away from their home.…