Refugee Crisis Refugees are a worldwide problem today. There are no region or continent lacks refugees. People caught between danger at home and loss of identity in a strange land. Today, more than 19 million people forced to flee their homelands because of the war, persecution, and oppression; an estimated 42,500 more join them daily (Taub, 2015). They seek safety in strange societies where they may be isolated from the rest their family. Recent examples include Syrians who were forced from their countries by the civil war, dictatorship in Eritrea, and genocide in Rwanda. The world should accept refugees because in long-term refugees can contribute to economic growth of host countries and succeed aging populations.
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From the moment of arrival, refugees challenges local citizens for scarce resources such as land, shelter, food, and medical services. Host countries fear that refugees will compete with existing population for jobs especially where unemployment are already high in some countries. According to Jacobsen, a reporter and journalist, " host communities fear they will lose land and access to affordable homes, and health facilities as a result of population influx" ( Jacobsen, 2003). The arrival of large number of refugees causes an increase in the price of standard foods and leading to local populations to get less agricultural goods produced by them. In addition, host nation's' governments spend big amount of money to feed refugees and help them find house and jobs which is lead to clash between government and citizen. "Countries do incur huge cost up front to help refugees" (Swanson, 2015). By spending huge amount money to help refugees, host country's government will most likely to spend less on education, healthcare, and several other services which means citizens have to pay more from their pocket for than they use to. Further, refugees are threatening external and internal peace and security (Jacobsen. 2003).The serious of criminal activities such as murder, theft, armed robbery, and illegal possession of firearms have increased in areas of refugees. The impact of these crimes on local populations has been disastrous; resulting in internal displacement of individuals, families and communities, and tension between refugees and host
From the moment of arrival, refugees challenges local citizens for scarce resources such as land, shelter, food, and medical services. Host countries fear that refugees will compete with existing population for jobs especially where unemployment are already high in some countries. According to Jacobsen, a reporter and journalist, " host communities fear they will lose land and access to affordable homes, and health facilities as a result of population influx" ( Jacobsen, 2003). The arrival of large number of refugees causes an increase in the price of standard foods and leading to local populations to get less agricultural goods produced by them. In addition, host nation's' governments spend big amount of money to feed refugees and help them find house and jobs which is lead to clash between government and citizen. "Countries do incur huge cost up front to help refugees" (Swanson, 2015). By spending huge amount money to help refugees, host country's government will most likely to spend less on education, healthcare, and several other services which means citizens have to pay more from their pocket for than they use to. Further, refugees are threatening external and internal peace and security (Jacobsen. 2003).The serious of criminal activities such as murder, theft, armed robbery, and illegal possession of firearms have increased in areas of refugees. The impact of these crimes on local populations has been disastrous; resulting in internal displacement of individuals, families and communities, and tension between refugees and host