The Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Letter To The Syrian Refugee Crisis

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

For the Syrian people, they are going through a hard time of fleeing their country in search of trying to make a better life for their families, but only to see that some of the countries are closing their doors because too many before them have entered the country and there isn’t any room left. The senate members are urging the president to open up and allow more refugees into the country. The senate members have expressed the urgency that all this is needed to be done because of the many Syrian refugees that have been put in difficult and life-threatening situations while trying to find a better life. The numbers are staggering when it comes to how many Syrians have been let into other countries compared to how many have been let into the United States. The United States has let in approximately 700 refugees compared to many other countries who have let in millions. They are at a tipping point to where they are going to have to start closing their borders because they won’t be able to hold any more. According the the senate members, it’s time for the United States to step in and allow more Syrian refugees into our country to alleviate the pressure from many of the countries in