Persuasive Essay About Refugees In America

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Allowing refugees into our country can improve the economy of the cities they reside in, most notably in smaller cities. The population In rural areas as well as small towns have been decreasing since 2010 and in turn, the economy of those cities have been declining steadily. Allowing refugees into our country can resolve this problem, contrary to popular belief. A common statement made by white Americans is “Those foreigners are stealing our jobs!” and many believe that if these Syrian refugees are let into the U.S., they will apply for jobs that other Americans want. This won't be a problem if refugees are focused into less populated areas to make up for the population decline. The addition of those refugees to those towns will restore the economy to its previous state and could even surpass that previous level …show more content…

Eskinder Negash, a former director of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, said, “Every time a refugee rents an apartment, every time a refugee shops for food, there’s some income coming in for the city and going into the tax base." He is now a senior vice president of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), a network of groups that help resettle refugees around the country. “There’s a new realization that refugees can be an economic engine for some of these small communities.” So not only do refugees help to fill in vacant jobs but they also ‘give back’ in a manner of speaking. Many Americans believe that refugees are hurting the economy because they are “Stealing Jobs” but what most people neglect to acknowledge is the fact that the money the Refugees earn goes back to the American economy just like anyone else's money. They purchase common goods from businesses who profit from that transaction and taxes are taken out of their money as well. As far as economics go, a refugee’s money is just as good as an American’s

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