The refugee crisis has sparked an outburst in society. 2014-2015 has seen the worst refugee crisis since WWII, with 19.5 million refugees seeking asylum. Many citizens are debating whether to allow refugees within United States borders. Over one-third of all refugee arrivals, or 24,579, came from the Near East in 2015—a region that includes Iraq, Iran, Bhutan, and Afghanistan (American Immigration Council, para.4). In a study, 59% of Americans said the U.S. is at war with radical Islam, and 5 out of 10 said they wouldn’t want a mosque built near their home (Ingraham, para. 5). The focus is on the negative aspects of refugee admittance to America, and completely overshadows the benefits. Refugees are rejected because of religious connotations;
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Many refugees are well educated and some have been small business owners in their home countries. Upon coming to the U.S. They then disperse those skills into a workforce, benefiting businesses themselves. Jannus Inc, a diverse health and human services organization, claimed “Refugees bring personal initiative, skills and a strong work ethic to the workplace. They are dependable because they want long-term employment. All are punctual, reliable and honest, trustworthy, quick learners and very positive” (para.2). In short, refugees want a job to provide for their families, while bringing in a beneficial set of skills to the workforce. As stated by a refugee from Nepal, Tilak Chand Ghimi “I am most excited about the opportunities in the U.S. available to people like us, refugees, like studying, education for my child, and citizenship" He is verifying that all he wants is to provide a better life for his family. Leslie Beasley, Co-Founder of Open Arms, a manufacturing company for refugees, states “Since its establishment in 2010, increased sales and production, Open Arms has expanded substantially. This was made possible only by the ambition and skill of its hardworking employees”(para. 5). The opposition contradicts this, saying refugees have a combination of problems, many not speaking English and having very little to no education. “Refugees cannot possibly contribute anything to us”(KIR, para. 4). That is incorrect, “Close investigation of employment histories showed that most had previously run their own businesses and many had numerous skills in accounting, nursing, business, animal science, computing”(Guerin et al, page 3). Meaning refugees had upstanding knowledge and skills to have a strong impact on American businesses. Also, stated by Michael Heaton, a writer for minister of Culture column in the Friday! Magazine, “In 2014, 39 percent of Syrian refugees had
Many refugees are well educated and some have been small business owners in their home countries. Upon coming to the U.S. They then disperse those skills into a workforce, benefiting businesses themselves. Jannus Inc, a diverse health and human services organization, claimed “Refugees bring personal initiative, skills and a strong work ethic to the workplace. They are dependable because they want long-term employment. All are punctual, reliable and honest, trustworthy, quick learners and very positive” (para.2). In short, refugees want a job to provide for their families, while bringing in a beneficial set of skills to the workforce. As stated by a refugee from Nepal, Tilak Chand Ghimi “I am most excited about the opportunities in the U.S. available to people like us, refugees, like studying, education for my child, and citizenship" He is verifying that all he wants is to provide a better life for his family. Leslie Beasley, Co-Founder of Open Arms, a manufacturing company for refugees, states “Since its establishment in 2010, increased sales and production, Open Arms has expanded substantially. This was made possible only by the ambition and skill of its hardworking employees”(para. 5). The opposition contradicts this, saying refugees have a combination of problems, many not speaking English and having very little to no education. “Refugees cannot possibly contribute anything to us”(KIR, para. 4). That is incorrect, “Close investigation of employment histories showed that most had previously run their own businesses and many had numerous skills in accounting, nursing, business, animal science, computing”(Guerin et al, page 3). Meaning refugees had upstanding knowledge and skills to have a strong impact on American businesses. Also, stated by Michael Heaton, a writer for minister of Culture column in the Friday! Magazine, “In 2014, 39 percent of Syrian refugees had