We call America the land of opportunity. But we are not giving enough opportunities to refugees. When we allow refugees into this country, we're not giving them enough support to bounce back from the war zone they were once living in. In 1980 we let in 207,000 refugees into our country, but those numbers have dropped ever since. In 2002 we only welcomed 27,110 refugees into our country. You could argue that we don't have enough land or money to welcome refugees. But I believe it has nothing to do with the amount of land or money available, but more about people being prejudice.
As a country, we tend to prejudge people based on their ethnicity and their cultural backgrounds. Has this effected the growth of our country? If we see an Arabian man we assume he's a terrorist. We see a Mexican man we assume he's criminals. If we see and African American man we think he's gang affiliated. It's almost second nature for American to judge someone based on their looks or ethnicity. I seriously think this has affected the growth and the advancement of our country.
When Spanish settlers first arrived to the "Americas", they brought along with them …show more content…
They'll introduce us to their cultural beliefs and their remedies. Saying that refugees will only negatively affect our country is illogical. Americans are afraid that ISIS could possibly become a threat if they manage to sneak in to the United States with the incoming refugees. The amount of evidence for such an irrational event occurring is inconclusive. I read in the article " Jews' tale plays outs again as Syrian refugees find resistance to U.S entry" by Newsela staff that the American we afraid that Nazi soldiers would aboard the St. Louis and come into America. Later stated in the article was "What's more, unlike fears that terrorists may sneak into the country with the Syrians, nobody aboard the St. Louis posed a potential threat." (Staff,
As a country, we tend to prejudge people based on their ethnicity and their cultural backgrounds. Has this effected the growth of our country? If we see an Arabian man we assume he's a terrorist. We see a Mexican man we assume he's criminals. If we see and African American man we think he's gang affiliated. It's almost second nature for American to judge someone based on their looks or ethnicity. I seriously think this has affected the growth and the advancement of our country.
When Spanish settlers first arrived to the "Americas", they brought along with them …show more content…
They'll introduce us to their cultural beliefs and their remedies. Saying that refugees will only negatively affect our country is illogical. Americans are afraid that ISIS could possibly become a threat if they manage to sneak in to the United States with the incoming refugees. The amount of evidence for such an irrational event occurring is inconclusive. I read in the article " Jews' tale plays outs again as Syrian refugees find resistance to U.S entry" by Newsela staff that the American we afraid that Nazi soldiers would aboard the St. Louis and come into America. Later stated in the article was "What's more, unlike fears that terrorists may sneak into the country with the Syrians, nobody aboard the St. Louis posed a potential threat." (Staff,