Persuasive Essay On Syrian Refugees

Gunshots. Bombs dropping. The sounds of all-encompassing death and despair. These are the sounds made on foreign soil in the Middle East. With the countless casualties of war and severe political unrest, it seems unlikely that many people would want to remain a part of their local unstable area. In fact, millions of Syrians have fled their homes since the beginning of the civil war in 2011. Many more wish to escape the military terror and flee to more peaceful areas, but currently, multiple essential countries are considering banning refugees from entering; the United States happens to be one of these countries contemplating exclusion. Currently, many U.S. politicians are suggesting that the country stop admitting refugees altogether. Of course, this is an extreme demand, and countless counter-arguments have been made against the idea. Ultimately, the subject of banning or allowing Syrian refugees is a hot topic for …show more content…
Unsurprisingly, as he’s been highlighted in this way during almost every political discussion since his campaign began, out of all the harsher conservative candidates, Donald Trump has had the most radical opinions towards the refugees. In multiple public speeches, he’s stated that “if [he] wins [the election], they’re going back” (Vitali). The other Republican candidates share basically the same opinion as well, though each has varying fervor towards it. Only two of the conservative candidates would allow (specifically Christian) refugees to enter the United States: Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz. This is an interesting view, as it’s as absolutely unrealistic that the government would be able to affirm which refugees are Christians and which are not, as well as wholly doubtful that Congress would believe this view as Constitutional. These views discussed here are of the GOP candidates alone though, and they do not reflect the entire party’s