Argumentative Essay On Syrian Refugees

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The U.S. government should/shouldn’t (highlight one) allow Syrian refugees to resettle in the USA. I believe this because the refugees need a home, which we can provide, and shutting them out is against our human morals and America’s culture. America has been credited for allowing anyone to live on its lands, but recently it has been going against its own beliefs. I believe this country is better than that and we should allow these homeless refugees to live here. Hillary believes in a similar idea, explaining how we’re, “turning away orphans, applying a religious test, discriminating against Muslims, slamming the door on every Syrian refugees,” she adds on to say, “...that is just not who we are. We are better than that”(Clinton). This statement …show more content…

A land free enough that no one would have to suffer or be left out. Hillary adds on to this statement by expressing, “America’s open, free, tolerant society is described by some as a vulnerability in the struggle against terrorism, but I actually believe it’s one of our strengths. It reduces the appeal of radicalism and enhances the richness and resilience of our community.” I agree with Clinton because if we don’t stick by America’s morals we might fall into the hands of fear and get lost in despair. “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”(H.P. Lovecraft). This quote shows us how our country is in fear of these refugees because we don’t know anything about them and whether or not we can trust them, but we have to have faith in them and make our country free and open again. If we live in that fear we’ll end up shutting everyone out of our country and it wouldn’t be the America we once had. In the end, I believe we should allow the Syrians to settle in America because they need a home and we should help our fellow