The Conflict Of The Syrian Refugees

Where is the humanity in today’s society? America’s status as a “nation of immigrants” is being put to the test. The conflict of immigration has been a fight for many years. But in recent times, it has come up as a big social issue in America. Many political figures have been debating over whether America should close its borders to the Syrian refugees or rather welcome the Syrian refugees who are in desperate need of asylum. Many believe it is better if the Syrian refugees were not allowed into the United States as they are considered to be a “potential threat” to the American society / people. Yet others believe it is the moral act to do by opening America’s ports with open hands to these innocent refugees for various reasons. Although a number of terrorists are rapidly growing and devastating the world, Syrian refugees should be welcomed into the United States, due to the fact that they do not pose a threat (not terrorists) as their only concern is to find peace away from their war-torn country.

Syrians have been attempting to flee their country for many years, yet the refugee crisis grabbed international headlines when it forced itself on the European scene. After the Paris attack on November 13, 2015, many countries in Europe started to close their ports to the Syrian refugees. The Syrian refugees are not terrorists as they are the ones who are seeking peace and attempting to escape their war-torn country. Many claim that the terrorists who took action in the Paris attack were “refugees” at the time. This is incorrect. David Bier, an immigration policy analyst at the Niskanen Center, claims that “The Paris attackers were not refugees” (Bier). These men did not receive refugee designation as they arrived in Europe; therefor...

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...yrian refugees should be welcomed with open hands into the united States. Despite the cons in allowing Syrian immigrants in America, these are people too. They are seeking peace and the U.S. officials are preventing this from happening.

There are many reasons why some individuals would say no to the acceptance to the Syrian refugees in America, but why? If these political leaders were to stop these innocent people from entering the home to all immigrants, it would result in more problems. Not all Muslims are terrorists, ISIS is a disgrace to this religion of Islam. If an individual would weigh all the pros and cons of this situation, they would then realize why the American government should allow this group of innocent people into the United States. Overall it is unconstitutional to not let a certain group of people into America based on their background and race.