A week ago, a devastating photo of Aylan Kurdi circulated around the world. It placed a young and innocent face on an issue that is now affecting more than four million people, the displacement of Syrian refugees and the treatment of the situation. Writer for the Washington Post, Ishaan Tharoor, writes in his two articles Slovakia will take in 200 Syrian refugees, but they have to be Christian and Europe’s fear of Muslim refugees echoes rhetoric of 1930s anti-Semitism the surreal treatment of these refugees. Griffe Witte and Karla Adam, fellow Washington Post writers, add supplemental information in Britain takes in so few refugees from Syria they would fit on a subway train, showing even first world countries handling of the issue. Hundred …show more content…
Even better off countries like Britain are doing little to help Syrians site Witte and Adam, “Just 216 Syrian refugees have qualified for the government’s official relocation program, according to data released last week.” In the latter of articles, Tharoor sites a late 1930’s article with similar ideologies of xenophobia EU nations are pouring out today, "The way stateless Jews and Germans are pouring in from every port of this country is becoming an outrage. I intend to enforce the law to the fullest." While Germany is preparing to take over 800,000 refugees, this simple is not enough and an issue that needs immediate …show more content…
Syrians were not excluded and began their own civil war on March 15, 2011 to displace their dictator, Bashar al-Assad. Al-Assad has been supported by the leaders in China and Russia, while nations around the world hear of the regimes multiple war crimes. Germany is, as mentioned, helping the most talking a little under a million amount of Syrians, which is a monumental step in addressing the crisis. Other arab nations, such as Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt have taken in all other refugees, which is slightly under three million. But these nations’ resources are quickly being drained, as many are in camps that are overpopulated and have no route to a future. Syria itself has been hit hard with the civil war with over half the population being displaced. Surrounding arab countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, haven’t helped by only taking in zero people and giving zero solutions, despite them being the wealthier countries. If more action isn’t taken to either stop the tyrant or help asylum seeking refugees, more innocent people will be dead and the injustice will more than likely be marked as one of the world’s greatest humanitarian
The United States fails to protect its borders, while Australia sacrifices human rights in order to do so. Traditionally, first-world countries and their citizens assist those in less developed countries. Many of the island nations in the south pacific suffer from poverty and frequent natural disasters. Most would agree that, as the most developed country in the region, it is Australia’s responsibility to advocate for human rights and contribute to humanitarian efforts for the island nations. To its credit, Australia normally satisfies this role. However, when asylum-seekers come by boat, Australia draws a forceful line. The United States is also tasked with protecting its borders, but takes a more appropriate approach. In 2012, the PEW research
In 2005 the Migration Amendment Act was introduced which relates to the notion that children must only be put in detention centres as a matter of last resort to ensure the safety of children as there had been many concerns from the Members of parliament. This new policy had given the opportunity for many children and their families to be released into community detention centres whereby there is higher security to ensure their protection. However, in Australia there had still been a substantial amount of children that had still been held in detention centres and often for lengthy periods. Although the Australian Government had attempted to comply with the new policy by gradually allowing children and their families to be released into the community
Nowadays, United States is the country that has variety of cultures, races, etc. mixing together by having immigrants in their countries. However, they need to control these group of people also. More people out of country are trying to stay in the U.S. However, this is not an easy process to deal with. There is an immigrant policy that they have to go through. In the past, United States is wide open for people to settle down on this land. There is no process of immigrants. However, in the middle of 1840 to 1880, immigrants started to come in the U.S. such as Irish and Chinese because of demanding of unskilled and cheap labors. In the 1920, automation replaced unskilled labors as a result immigrant’s policy is limited quotas for immigrants
“If the protecting of our borders requires the incarceration of babies, the sexual abuse of children, the rape of women and the murder of men, then we are of all nations the most depraved.” This emotive statement from a man of the church, Father Rod Bower, touches a nerve with many of Australians. It is an acid test on our national consciousness. The shock of disturbed beliefs pushes us to reassess the foundation of our values.
An extraordinary 65.3 million Refugees have been displaced around the world. In 2015 Australia took 12,000 of them. But where are Australians placing these Refugees? Australia is deporting these Refugees to a third country, either on Manus or Nauru Island. These Islands have reports of inhumane and cruel treatment towards Refugees For those who aren’t fully aware of what Refugees are; they are people whom come to Australia illegally without the appropriate visas. They cannot obtain these visas because of the reasons they are fleeing their country … their Government. None the less it should be the Australian Government they fear. The concepts of refugees are kept hidden away from us by our own Government in reflection of their Governments own self-interest. This tragedy is classified as a modern day witch hunt.
We need to take what we have learned from World War II and apply it to our current situation. There are 4.3 million Syrian refugees and 6.6 million Syrians that are displaced within Syria. This is the greatest amount of refugees the world has seen since World War II. Alexander Betts, Director of Oxford’s refugee center, said “nations have locked down their borders, crammed refugees into transit camps, and said they won't take in Muslims, creating alarming echoes of the past for WWII historians and Holocaust
Population what makes a country special, all the cultures and the history combines a society within the borders of a country. The United States has the most unique and diverse population in the world. But unfortunately, the topic of immigration creates tension throughout the US. Today, immigration is one of the most popular topic of debate especially in politics. For many years the United States has been trying to come with a solution for this particular issue, but unfortunately, they haven’t found a permanent solution to fix the problem. Immigration helps a country to improve its potential by diversifying its power. Therefore, it should be encouraged by the government by providing programs that will benefit the immigrants.
...tries receiving the stream of refugees. The crisis is generating an avalanche of issues in all countries providing safety to refugees and still receiving more every day. Not only is the inundation of Syrian Refugees to countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey taking a ruinous toll on the countries’ economies, but it is also causing a range of issues due to overcrowding such as lack of resources and shelter; and the spread of diseases among refugees and their hosts; the refugee crisis is also creating social tensions between refugees and those who are natural citizens of the refugees’ host countries. As the surge of refugees continues reach Syria’s neighboring countries, it is creating many challenges for refugee-aiding countries as they struggle to bear the weight of so many refugees at the same time that they strive to support their own nations’ citizens.
The Syrian refugee crisis has become major part of international news in these past few months. Many countries are strapped of resources and will soon not be able to handle any more refugees. The Syrian people are looking to flee conflict in their country, looking for better opportunities, and better lives for their families. Recently, a letter sent by fourteen senate democrats was sent to President Obama calling for the need of the United States to allow more Syrian refugees into our borders to alleviate pressure from European nations. The numbers are staggering, the letter states that half of Syria’s 23 million people have been forced from their home along with 4 million have been registered as refugees. The main purpose of the letter is
With the recent Paris attacks and rumors of foreboding ISIS attacks, the topic of immigration comes up quite often in conversations. Topics such as how the immigrants should be dealt with, what exactly are the benefits and/or detriments of immigration, Donald Trump’s immigration plan, et cetera are usually discussed. With immigration gradually becoming a trending issue, various people have expressed their thoughts through means like social media and news sites. Joining this movement, this will be another text on the topic of immigration. The benefits of immigration will be presented, false information will be proven wrong, and why some people oppose immigration will be explained and discussed. Immigration should be widely accepted rather than
Another casual night: the air is sticky, and the water is scarce, all throughout the country the sound of gunshots are ringing through the air. For most people, this “casual” night is beyond their wildest imagination, but for Syrians it is an ongoing nightmare. Faced with the trauma of a civil war, Syrian refugees seek protection and a more promising future than the life they currently live in their oppressive country. Many seek refuge in other Middle East countries like Turkey and Jordan, but others search for hope in the icon of freedom, the United States of America. However, in America, there is an ongoing debate about whether or not Syrian refugees should be accepted. America needs to accept the Syrian refugees because if they do not, the
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The first chapter of the book provides a highly informative background and history to the concept of refugees, as well as their relevance to the modern international political system. The authors importantly point out that defining a refugee is not simply a matter of academic concern because resulting definitions may mean the difference between life and death for people in conflict zones. Defining a refugee involves political and ethical considerations, inevitably creating disagreement regarding the issue. For example, when refugees are defined in a certain way by the United Nations, research will consequently revolve around such definitions and will help support the status quo of the institut...
Since 2011, Syrian refugees have been fleeing their country and looking for safety in places like Turkey. There is a great global debate on the solution to this refugee crisis involving as many as 20 independent countries plus the European Union. The United States is caught in a debate of its own on whether to take in Syrian refugees because of a conflict of domestic safety and global humanitarian obligation. By analyzing the historical background of the United States regarding Jewish, Hungarian, and Cuban refugees, there are distinct similarities and differences between the political decisions, domestic response, and overall effectiveness of refugee policy compared to the current Syrian Refugee
As German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated, “If Europe fails on the question of refugees, then it won’t be the Europe we wished for”. The Washington Post and the BBC News both wrote articles focused on the refugee crisis, but they both differ on how they approach the subject. The Washington Post’s article focused on five possible solutions to the refugee crisis, and the pros and cons of each possible solution. These solutions included doing nothing, establishing quotas for each country for the amount of refugees they must accept, taking military action against human traffickers, resettling refugees directly from and around Syria, and final solution bringing peace to Syria, Afghanistan, and the other surrounding states.