Why The Syrian Refugee Crisis

The United States is a country of immigrants and allows refugees the chance to start a new life. Most recently, Syria’s Civil War and the group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) are causing Syrian’s to leave the country. The people of Syria want to escape the fear and violence. The United States has offered protection and freedom to Syrians. This paper will explain why the United States refugee policies have changed after terrorist’s attacks linked to the middle east. The events of September 11, 2000 and November 13,2015 enforced policies in allowing entrance to foreigners to prevent future attacks. Syrian civil war began in 2011 with the Arab spring, but it has made no progress in ending anytime soon. Syrians, rose up peacefully against their authoritarian government. The conflict that began the war were forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and the rebels who oppose him. Both groups fractured into multiple militias, including local and foreign fighters, but their fundamental disagreement is over whether Mr. Assad’s government should stay in …show more content…
In April 2016, ceasefire between the Syrian government and opposition forces collapsed returning Syria to all-out war (Akbarzadeh 1). It turned into a setback for the chances of peace. The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the greatest humanitarian challenges. By failing to stop the war, the world has failed the Syrian people. There have been over 11 million deaths in Syria. Many people have been forced to leave their homes. Most of the refugees are children and widows that have been victims of torture (Collins 2016). More than 2,000 Syrian refugees have been admitted to the United States. Although the United States welcomes refugees, there have been many concerns as to question if Syrians are linked to terrorists. The history of the U.S. relation with Syria will explain why policy makers have made the vetting process much more