many refugees are looking for a new country to call home. The United States in one of places they are looking at, but should we let them in? Although many people feel for refugees and want to let them in, they don’t understand the risk of letting large numbers of foreign strangers into our country. Syrian refugees should not be let into America because they could be terrorist, bring diseases, and be in need of resources we can’t spare. One problem with accepting admission of these refugees is that…
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States opposal to letting Syrian refugees in. According to CNN, more than 250,000 people have died since the violence broke out in Syria in 2011, and at least 11 million people in the country of 22 million have fled their homes. Syria has the world’s largest refugee population and many are trying to resettle in America. However many republicans disagree with letting the Syrians resettle and I agree. I agree because I feel as though America should not accept Syrian refugees because they could be apart…
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and Syria that has been brought to my attention. Syrian refugees have fled their country and ended up in Germany because of Syria’s nonstop war. Now, Germany was okay with the immigrants coming in at first, but then they had thousands of people come in, and are now reconsidering this, because of the fact that they don’t have anywhere for the immigrants to stay. I would like to learn why the other countries haven’t decided to accept Syrian refugees and if we can do anything about this. I will be explaining…
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how will the Syrian refugees affect the US economically. My tentative claim, in response, is that the US has to be cautious about accepting a large number of Syrian refugees because they could damage our economy. Some reasons/ evidence that support my claim are 1) there is a very large number of Syrian refugees and if we accept too many they might overwhelm our economy and 2)a few countries (Germany, Sweden, and Turkey) have become concerned about their own economy because the Syrians are overwhelming…
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countries in the middle east. Crocker argues that the United States needs to help refugees. Countries that have taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees can’t handle it like the United States can. Those countries don’t have enough water, food, medical care, and education for the refugees. With the lack of the bare necessities this could potentially cause more violence in the middle east. Crocker says that Syrian refugees are the people he wants to be neighbors with and be in school with his children;…
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California are refugees that came from Syria. They had many similarities and differences to the Jews on the St. Louis. The Fresno Family work at a restaurant that serves Middle Eastern food. They cook to support Syrian refugees. The St. Louis was a ship that transported the Jews away from Germany to United States. The Fresno Family and St. Louis have many differences. The Fresno Family came from Syria while the people on St. Louis came from Germany. The Fresno Family came to America present day while…
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foreign policy regarding Syrian refugees. Sam Brownback is not only cutting taxes but also the legs right off of Kansas. “On Friday, the latest full eclipse of that sun…
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Should Refugees be allowed into the United States? Did you know more than 800,000 refugees have been resettled in America since 9/11(Smith). Refugees should be allowed to come into our country because the United States is a place for safety and freedom. Refugees are forced to leave their country because of the horrible living conditions, dangers of war and the threat of death. Although escaping might be dangerous, it is still better than the violence that is occurring in their country. When refugees…
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James Hamilton Mr. Everdeen English Comp 1301 31 March 2014 United States Intervention in the Syrian Civil War Syria is a nation in complete disarray. The Syrian rebels are on a mission to remove President Bashar al-Assad and the entire Ba’ath government. They have received help from organizations such as the Al-Qaeda. The Syrian government is trying to stop the uprising at all costs, and have even resorted to extreme measures such as using chemical weapons to put an end to the rebellion…
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“In the late 1930’s, on the eve of the Holocaust, a majority of Americans were opposed to allowing Jewish refugees into the USA. Somehow, overwhelming fear made them forget basic American values and they became accomplices of evil. I used to wonder how it would’ve felt to be among the minority of Americans in that dark time, to see so many fellow citizens choosing cowardice over compassion. Now I don’t have to wonder.” -Anonymous There are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world. 1.6 billion Muslims in…
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