As terrorism is on the rise, many people flee their country in hopes of finding sanctuary; but with such an influx of people and the very real fear of terrorism, misinformation and misconceptions are impossible to avoid. It is easy to make assumptions, especially when having little to no knowledge on the subject. Even more so when presidential candidates choose to exaggerate the facts and blow things way out of proportion. There are many misunderstandings surrounding the refugees, therefore it’s time to separate myth from fact.
Probably one of the biggest falsities is the number of refugees being allowed into the United States. Carly Fiorina claims the President Obama plans to accept “a hundred thousand Syrian refugees. Ben Carson claims …show more content…
During step one less than one percent make it through, the rest will be relocated elsewhere. This is the most rigorous screening process, and if a flag is ever raised on an applicant they may be sent back a step or removed from the process completely. A condensed version of this process would be: Identification, received by a Resettlement Support Center, Security checks, Department of homeland security interviews, Biometric checks, Medical check, Cultural orientation, Travel, and US arrival. This entire process is very thorough and with each major step there are multiple substeps, to think there’s a risk of terrorist getting this far is highly unlikely. The majority of people who are applying for this are women and children who have been left behind in countries like Jordan. Once they have made it this far, now the question is what the impact on our economy will …show more content…
Over four million refugees have fled their country and are currently being accommodated for. Although that sounds great, the money has to come from somewhere and European countries are the first to pay. In a recent study a survey was conducted regarding immigration, of the seven countries surveyed all had complaints of refugees taking their benefits and jobs. But refugees may actually be beneficial to the economy. In Cleveland an agency spent about 4.8 million to help refugees begin to get established in the area. The economic impact those refugees had on the community came out to be about 48 million, ten times more than the original resettlement costs. Refugees are more likely to become an entrepreneur and have a higher rate of successful business. So refugees may be more than initially meets the
Probably one of the biggest falsities is the number of refugees being allowed into the United States. Carly Fiorina claims the President Obama plans to accept “a hundred thousand Syrian refugees. Ben Carson claims …show more content…
During step one less than one percent make it through, the rest will be relocated elsewhere. This is the most rigorous screening process, and if a flag is ever raised on an applicant they may be sent back a step or removed from the process completely. A condensed version of this process would be: Identification, received by a Resettlement Support Center, Security checks, Department of homeland security interviews, Biometric checks, Medical check, Cultural orientation, Travel, and US arrival. This entire process is very thorough and with each major step there are multiple substeps, to think there’s a risk of terrorist getting this far is highly unlikely. The majority of people who are applying for this are women and children who have been left behind in countries like Jordan. Once they have made it this far, now the question is what the impact on our economy will …show more content…
Over four million refugees have fled their country and are currently being accommodated for. Although that sounds great, the money has to come from somewhere and European countries are the first to pay. In a recent study a survey was conducted regarding immigration, of the seven countries surveyed all had complaints of refugees taking their benefits and jobs. But refugees may actually be beneficial to the economy. In Cleveland an agency spent about 4.8 million to help refugees begin to get established in the area. The economic impact those refugees had on the community came out to be about 48 million, ten times more than the original resettlement costs. Refugees are more likely to become an entrepreneur and have a higher rate of successful business. So refugees may be more than initially meets the