The citizens of America need to stand up for the voiceless and have compassion on the world’s refugees because people are being forced to live in unhuman conditions, and America has the resources to help while offering a safe place to live.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) website, there are 21.3 million refugees in the world as of 2016 (Figures at a Glance). This rapid increase of refugees started growing in 2013 and has grown every year since. This is due to the civil unarrest that ripped thousands of people from their homes and the lives; as ISIS gained more territory in Iraq and Syria. People were faced with three options: become a part of ISIS, leave the country, or be killed (Key Events). If a person or family choose to leave the country, then they would enter a neighboring state. 53% of all the world refugees come from only three counties: Somalia, Afghanistan, and Syria. These refugees are heading for border counties like Turkey, Pakistan or Lebanon (Figures at a Glance). In 2015, the number of refugees becomes so large that the UN decides to take a more active and broad approach, in order to get the entire world involved in the …show more content…
Using a 7-step refugee resentment plane, that beginning with the UNHCR referring refugees the United States. Then their information is transferred to the Resettlement Support Center (RSC), where documentation is collected, uploaded to the Worldwide Refugee Admission Processing System (WRAPS), and then cross referenced. The next steps include national security agencies checking for security threats, interviews and biometric data collection. Followed by a cultural orientation, medical check, and assignment to a domestic resettlement location. Where representatives from one of the domestic resettlement agencies welcome the refugees, and help them to move into their new community (U.S.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) website, there are 21.3 million refugees in the world as of 2016 (Figures at a Glance). This rapid increase of refugees started growing in 2013 and has grown every year since. This is due to the civil unarrest that ripped thousands of people from their homes and the lives; as ISIS gained more territory in Iraq and Syria. People were faced with three options: become a part of ISIS, leave the country, or be killed (Key Events). If a person or family choose to leave the country, then they would enter a neighboring state. 53% of all the world refugees come from only three counties: Somalia, Afghanistan, and Syria. These refugees are heading for border counties like Turkey, Pakistan or Lebanon (Figures at a Glance). In 2015, the number of refugees becomes so large that the UN decides to take a more active and broad approach, in order to get the entire world involved in the …show more content…
Using a 7-step refugee resentment plane, that beginning with the UNHCR referring refugees the United States. Then their information is transferred to the Resettlement Support Center (RSC), where documentation is collected, uploaded to the Worldwide Refugee Admission Processing System (WRAPS), and then cross referenced. The next steps include national security agencies checking for security threats, interviews and biometric data collection. Followed by a cultural orientation, medical check, and assignment to a domestic resettlement location. Where representatives from one of the domestic resettlement agencies welcome the refugees, and help them to move into their new community (U.S.