Syrian Refugees in the United States
“One day I heard a big sound and I saw that my best friend Miriam’s house had been destroyed. We walked to school together every day. I went to see if she was OK and I saw Miriam on the ground. She didn’t have any legs and she was screaming and I can still hear that sound now. They pulled me away but I saw everything. I don’t think it was good for a child to see this.” -Aya, a Syrian refugee currently in Turkey.
6.5 million Syrians have been displaced since the arab spring uprisings in early 2010. Millions of people like Aya are in need of a place to seek refuge. However many countries are closing their borders because they fear Syrians will bring even more trouble to their country. The recent …show more content…
Every year the United States accepts 70,000 refugees. President Obama has stated he will accept a maximum of 10,000 Syrian refugees in the year of 2016. However there has been massive controversy on this topic because of the tragic events that occurred in Paris and San Bernardino. The majority of the public disagreements are between the presidential candidates of the democratic and republican …show more content…
"President Obama and Hillary Clinton's proposal to bring tens of thousands of Muslim Syrian refugees to America, I think is absolute lunacy. Who in their right mind would want to bring over tens of thousands of Syrian refugees when the administration cannot determine who is, and who isn't a terrorist?" (CNN) Beliefs such as this will make it difficult for Syrians to enter the United States. However it is possible to accept 10,000 or more Syrian refugees without any difficulty. The UNHCR ultimately resettled 1.3 million Southeast Asians in countries around the world, including more than 800,000 in the United States (Mother Jones). If the United States was able to place 800,00 refugees after the Vietnam War why can’t the US do it again?
The substantial amount of Syrians escaping their country, and in need of an asylum has placed a lot of pressure on many countries. If every country accepted approximately 4,000 Syrian refugees then every refugee would have a place to call home and all the pressure would not be placed on any one
“One day I heard a big sound and I saw that my best friend Miriam’s house had been destroyed. We walked to school together every day. I went to see if she was OK and I saw Miriam on the ground. She didn’t have any legs and she was screaming and I can still hear that sound now. They pulled me away but I saw everything. I don’t think it was good for a child to see this.” -Aya, a Syrian refugee currently in Turkey.
6.5 million Syrians have been displaced since the arab spring uprisings in early 2010. Millions of people like Aya are in need of a place to seek refuge. However many countries are closing their borders because they fear Syrians will bring even more trouble to their country. The recent …show more content…
Every year the United States accepts 70,000 refugees. President Obama has stated he will accept a maximum of 10,000 Syrian refugees in the year of 2016. However there has been massive controversy on this topic because of the tragic events that occurred in Paris and San Bernardino. The majority of the public disagreements are between the presidential candidates of the democratic and republican …show more content…
"President Obama and Hillary Clinton's proposal to bring tens of thousands of Muslim Syrian refugees to America, I think is absolute lunacy. Who in their right mind would want to bring over tens of thousands of Syrian refugees when the administration cannot determine who is, and who isn't a terrorist?" (CNN) Beliefs such as this will make it difficult for Syrians to enter the United States. However it is possible to accept 10,000 or more Syrian refugees without any difficulty. The UNHCR ultimately resettled 1.3 million Southeast Asians in countries around the world, including more than 800,000 in the United States (Mother Jones). If the United States was able to place 800,00 refugees after the Vietnam War why can’t the US do it again?
The substantial amount of Syrians escaping their country, and in need of an asylum has placed a lot of pressure on many countries. If every country accepted approximately 4,000 Syrian refugees then every refugee would have a place to call home and all the pressure would not be placed on any one