“Within the first five years of the Syrian civil war, an estimated 400,000 syrians were killed.” (CNN Wire) Many may wonder, what has commenced this catastrophe? Well, after the death of Hafiz al Assad, his son Bishar Assad became the President of Syria. Many Syrians were protesting against the government that took away their freedoms and ruined Syria’s economy. In response to these protests, Assad killed and imprisoned Syrians who were peacefully protesting. “In July 2011, the Syrian military declared the establishment of the Free Syrian Army; which rebelled against Syria’s government,thus prompted the civil war.” (CNN Wire) The war has escalated very quickly. Chemical attacks are currently taking place in Syria and millions of Syrians
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“Since 1980, the U.S. has invited in millions of refugees, including hundreds of thousands from the Middle East. Not one has committed an act of terrorism in the U.S.” (Levin) “Any Syrian refugee that attempts to enter into the United States is tremendously scrutinized by administrators from the National Counterterrorism Center,FBI, Department of Homeland Security,State Department and Pentagon.” (CNN Wire) Refugees go through numerous background checks and years of trying to receive acceptance from immigration. Therefore, the odds of a terrorist sneaking into the United States are very slim. Not to mention that the terrorists that acted out the paris attacks were not actual refugees and, there is a possibility that the attacker left a fake syrian passport next to his body just so that world leaders will not let syrians seek refuge in their countries. People argue against bringing refugees into the United States because they assume that Syrian refugees are apart of ISIS. But in an ISIS video a member exclaimed, “It is correct for muslims to leave the lands of the infidel for the lands of Islam, but not vice versa.” (CNN Wire) Since refugees are wanting to seek refuge in America; it is evident that they are not apart of ISIS and do not
“Since 1980, the U.S. has invited in millions of refugees, including hundreds of thousands from the Middle East. Not one has committed an act of terrorism in the U.S.” (Levin) “Any Syrian refugee that attempts to enter into the United States is tremendously scrutinized by administrators from the National Counterterrorism Center,FBI, Department of Homeland Security,State Department and Pentagon.” (CNN Wire) Refugees go through numerous background checks and years of trying to receive acceptance from immigration. Therefore, the odds of a terrorist sneaking into the United States are very slim. Not to mention that the terrorists that acted out the paris attacks were not actual refugees and, there is a possibility that the attacker left a fake syrian passport next to his body just so that world leaders will not let syrians seek refuge in their countries. People argue against bringing refugees into the United States because they assume that Syrian refugees are apart of ISIS. But in an ISIS video a member exclaimed, “It is correct for muslims to leave the lands of the infidel for the lands of Islam, but not vice versa.” (CNN Wire) Since refugees are wanting to seek refuge in America; it is evident that they are not apart of ISIS and do not