In society, more specifically American society, we picture dystopia as an apocalyptic scene, where a majority of the human race has succumbed to disease, physical violence, or oppression by the government that rules them. However, what we assume to be a figment of the imagination that fuels fiction is in fact reality. In many developing countries, civilians are victimized by the coercion of their national leaders. They are forced to adhere to laws or religious belief forced upon them by what can be more or less interpreted as dictatorship. As of 2017, the Syrian Refugee Crisis enters its sixth year following the inhumane killings of protesters in 2011, an act by the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad to implement fear into the …show more content…
It funds government decisions, public endeavors, and acts as a reward that many wish to attain. In a country where its economy is suffering, it is difficult to maintain the trust between the government and its citizens. Oftentimes, the lack of stability in a country’s economy acts as a push factor that influences migrants to emigrate from their home country to another in search of economic opportunity elsewhere. In the event that a country with a weak economy must support a group of refugees, the country is in dire need of economic support and funding from other nations. An example of such a country is Jordan, a state neighboring Syria that has accepted over 1.4 million Syrian refugees as of 2015. Despite being a sanctuary for refugees since 2011, Jordan is unable to offer long-term support for Syrian refugees due to its struggling economy. As of June 2015, there were 628,427 registered Syrian refugees in Jordan. However, a Jordanian census performed in November 2015 showed that there are 1.4 million Syrian refugees residing in the country, meaning that more than 50% of Syrian refugees in Jordan are unregistered. A report done by the World Bank in 2016 revealed that the Syrian refugee influx to Jordan has cost the kingdom more than $2.5 billion a year which amounts to about 6% of Jordan's GDP and about a quarter of the government annual revenues. Promised international aid has fallen several hundreds of millions of dollars short of the total cost. This has caused the kingdom's public debt to swell to 95% of its GDP in 2016 and has severely crippled the growth of its economy. The majority of the refugees in Jordan live in the local communities rather than refugee camps, which had added a large strain on the country's infrastructure, particularly towns in northern Jordan adjacent to the Syrian
My tentative claim is that the US has to be cautious about allowing so many Syrian refugees because they could damage our economy. Some counterarguments that I might encounter are 1) it is America's humanitarian duty to help as many Syrians as we can, 2) there is a scholarly article that proves that the Syrians can help boost a country's economy, 3)the European countries that are becoming concerned with their economy cannot be related to our own situation with the Syrians because the European countries have a significant population difference and their economic system is different than our's. The first counterargument is a principle because it is an accepted norm that when a country is in trouble other countries will do as much as they can to help those affected by the troubles in their home country. The second argument is a generalization because they would be saying that if the Syrians helped the KRI (the region that was studied in the article) then it can happen in the US
By helping people in a third world country in a time of need, the United States is put at risk by allowing refugees in that could potentially be terrorists planning to attack. The United States should be more restrictive in admitting refugees. In order to commit terrorist attacks, people are posing as refugees. This is enabled because refugees do not get background checked. Also, refugees cost the host country a lot of money.
The country of Syria just hit it’s fifth year on war. Many people are out of jobs or short on education. Lots of people have fled trying to find a better place to live. While others took the dangerous route by staying and trying to make the best of life.
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
Syria is a country located in the middle-east, and is the main source of refugees that are spreading across the world today. I’ve done a lot of research over the past few weeks over the Syrian refugee crisis. I’ve found the Al-Assad family has led Syria for over 46 years. Hafiz Al-Assad led from 1971-2000, and then Bashar Al-Assad from 2000 to present day. I also discovered that in 2011 many neighboring Middle Eastern countries had revolutions, over throwing their ruthless dictatorships. The Assad’s during this time refused to step down from their place as rulers of Syria, thus creating a civil war.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced, “Somalia's drought and refugee crisis is the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world, (UNHCR, 2011). Although estimates vary, about 800,000 people have left Somalia seeking asylum. Most now reside in refugee camps in bordering Kenya and Ethiopia. Many trek for days with little or food to seek safety and assistance in refugee camps only to find conditions that are no better. Host nations and humanitarian organizations cannot support the vast number of refugees that have already crossed the border and thousands more arrive every day. Maintenance of the current course of action is not the answer. Besides conjuring more international assistance and humanitarian aid, it is vital that more permanent solutions are pursued.
This, however, pales in comparison to the 65.3 million people forcibly displaced worldwide. (UNCHR) The refugee crisis the United States faces today is extremely controversial. Refugees should not only be allowed, but also be welcomed into the United States. It is actually safe to let them in, but it also makes America more cultured and it brings the refugees to safety.
The three major causes of the crisis are war, racial discrimination, and religious persecution and which all result in refugees fleeing their home country. The victims of the refugee crisis can range from countries hosting refugees to the refugees themselves (Betts and Collier). The host countries, which are usually countries next to the origin countries for refugees, can face major economic and financial problems, with little to no help from international organizations, such as the United Nations. Refugees face a multitude of problems including prostitution, a lack of medical aid and medication, poor living conditions, little to no money, and many more hardships (Betts and Collier). The refugee crisis has caused the world to think about how to solve the issue, but no long-term solutions have been put in place by international organizations. Countries such as Canada, Venezuela, and Colombia have allowed large numbers of refugees into their borders, helping to relieve the pressure from current struggling host countries (Stone). Also, private organizations such as the Migrant Offshore Aid Station have helped raise donations for host countries and refugees (“How to Help”). Overall, the refugee crisis is such a dire issue because if not dealt with, future generations from years to come will face the
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After the civil war broke out in Syria, a lot of Syrian refugees moved to my country, Turkey. Especially after the borders’ opening to refugees, I started to see them everywhere. I did not know how they felt at that time and saw the situation from the media’s perspective. Not surprisingly media outlets were mostly showing the ill sides of the happenings. Even though I was aware of how desperate and distressed they are, the news showing refugees doing robberies, and murders, started to affect my perspective and create prejudices. But when my family needed to flee the dictator regime in Turkey to the U.S., I felt the desperation of those refugees. Next, I saw the refugees in the U.S. news and understood Syrian refugees' feelings in Turkey when
From this website I can see that the UK in 2015 had 117.234 refugees living here. This website also shows different questions and answers which helps us to understand what the refugee crisis is all about. Further on in this website, The UNCHR (The United Nations Refugee Action) have said that presently there are 3.6 million Syrian refugees that have moved to the UK through the UNCHR scheme. A quote from the website states “The vast majority of people who come to the UK have fled countries ravaged by war and human rights abuse”. I believe that the above source is credible because it mentions statistics that have come from The United
Even though the refugee situation is a very serious issue, many people have no idea how bad it actually is. In the year 2014, there were about 60 million refugees worldwide. That number is expected to grow massively due to the oppression of ISIS in the Middle East. In Syria alone, 43 percent of the population are refugees. There are over 11 million people in the world that are ¨stateless.¨ Over 4.5 million refugees come from Syria, where they are
Between January and November of this year more than 750,000 migrants have been estimated crossing into the EU’s borders compared to only 280,000 in the whole year during 2014 (www.bbc.com). This influx of refugees and asylum seekers from the Middle East has become a heavy burden for European Union policy makers. Many state leaders have opposing viewpoints and varying solutions to the crisis that is plaguing their region and as a result there has been little to no actions taken to solve this ever growing problem. This crisis should serve as prime example of global cooperation, and it should highlight the ability to come together internationally and deal with important problems that affect all individuals. The solution of the refugee crisis will
Extremist terrorist groups like ISIS, have risen up and caused a wave of fear and mistrust over the world. Desperately trying to escape their war-torn country, Syrian people try to cross the dangerous Mediterranean Sea, in hope to reach safety. A recently, it had been reported that over 500 Syrian refugees have died trying to cross the sea. Countries were lending aid to the Syrian refugees such as the UN, Turkey, and the United States. Everything changed after the Paris Terrorist Attack in 2015. It became known that some terrorists were disguising themselves as refugees in order to gain access to the country. The United States panicked about its refugee policies, fearing domestic safety. However, the Syrian Refugee issue is in fact a crisis. By February 2016, the U.S had resettled 2,819 Syrians, which has risen from 90 admitted in 2013, in addition to 4.5 billion dollars in aid. Following the Paris tragedy, at least 27 state governors stated their refusal to accept refugees or questioned the admission process. The US State Department has confirmed that the country will accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016. This was met with some backlash from modern day Restrictionists, the conservatives. While helping people who are threatened by terrorism is a moral obligation, the issue was complicated by terrorists hiding as refugees. Because of this, it sparked hysteria and xenophobia in the United States against
The developing world has been overwhelmed by major refugee crises in the past few decades, and a rapidly changing world has altered the dynamics of refugee flows and their root causes. For this reason, the authors of Escape From Violence: Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World, attempt to provide a more realistic theoretical framework of refugee trends in order to prescribe ways in which the developed world can help alleviate the problem. The book attempts to clarify why there have been so many refugees emerging recently from the developing world, why they leave in varying volumes, where they end up, and why they go back or not. The findings indicate that patterns of refugee flows and conflict are affected by various economic and political factors within originating countries as well as the global setting itself, with different kinds of conflict producing different kinds of refugee patterns. This suggests the complexity of the causes of refugee issues, which include many examples of external influence and intervention.