People are dying. Shattered glasses, lifeless eyes, desperate crowds - these are the images seen by millions suffering in Syria, Sudan, Burma, Colombia, and a dozen other conflict zones around the world. Ironically enough, although we claim ourselves as a generous and supportive nation, all we have been doing is smashing our door at those who were desperately fleeing for their lives. More refugees should be accepted into Canada because they need our help and they do not cause us any problems.
One problem that people had for refugees is that people often associate refugees with terrorists and they think that refugees in will increase the chances of terrorist attacks. Just a few weeks ago, a devastating terrorist attack, claimed by ISIS, occurred …show more content…
There are more than 60 million refugees world wide (source4), a number not seen since the Second World War. However, according to the federal government (source5), Canada usually accepts merely 10,000 refugees per year. When comparing 10,000 to the total global refugees, it is like dumping a tiny teaspoon of water into a catastrophic forest wildfire, while thinking it will put out the fire. When seeing what is happening in Syria, Matthew Mounteer, a NT student, lamented “this is so depressing, I want to help them in any shapes or form” Just like Matthew said, there are millions of less fortunate in those war zones, that desperately needs our help, and this is another reason why we should increase the number of refugees accepted into Canada.
In conclusion, Canada should accept more refugees because they are neither terrorist nor free loader, and they need our support. The world is suffering, take action now. Speak to your parents about this crisis and convince them to contact their local candidate and tell them why we should let more refugees into Canada. If the candidate does not reply, just keep sending he or she photos of dying refugees. Sadly, you got almost an infinite supply of
One problem that people had for refugees is that people often associate refugees with terrorists and they think that refugees in will increase the chances of terrorist attacks. Just a few weeks ago, a devastating terrorist attack, claimed by ISIS, occurred …show more content…
There are more than 60 million refugees world wide (source4), a number not seen since the Second World War. However, according to the federal government (source5), Canada usually accepts merely 10,000 refugees per year. When comparing 10,000 to the total global refugees, it is like dumping a tiny teaspoon of water into a catastrophic forest wildfire, while thinking it will put out the fire. When seeing what is happening in Syria, Matthew Mounteer, a NT student, lamented “this is so depressing, I want to help them in any shapes or form” Just like Matthew said, there are millions of less fortunate in those war zones, that desperately needs our help, and this is another reason why we should increase the number of refugees accepted into Canada.
In conclusion, Canada should accept more refugees because they are neither terrorist nor free loader, and they need our support. The world is suffering, take action now. Speak to your parents about this crisis and convince them to contact their local candidate and tell them why we should let more refugees into Canada. If the candidate does not reply, just keep sending he or she photos of dying refugees. Sadly, you got almost an infinite supply of