Ever since March of 2011, Syrian's have become the world's top source of refugees. Syria, located in the Middle East, has been ruled by the Al-Assad family as quasi-dictators since the 1960s. Until recently, a wave of revolutionary protests and conflicts broke out called the Arab Spring toppling many authoritarian regimes. However, the Assad's refused to concede and started a brutal civil war. Different ethnic and religious groups were at war in the small country. ISIS, a militaristic extremist group, used this opportunity and entered the chaos with one goal in mind: To establish a totalitarian Islamic caliphate. Very quickly, ISIS became one of the most successful terrorist organizations on earth. They committed horrible war crimes such as chemical warfare, mass executions, torture on a large scale, and repeated deadly attacks. The worst part is that ISIS isn't the only one committing these crimes against humanity. Groups on all sides are responsible for these atrocities and the innocent Syrian population is stuck in the middle of it; stuck between the authoritarian regime, Syrian rebel groups, as well as religious extremists. As a result of the chaos, …show more content…
Instead, they may argue that they are afraid that asylum seekers might overtake the native population in a few decades or so. However, studies have shown that even though Muslims have a higher birth rate than non-Muslims, they drop and adjust as the standard of living and level of education rises. “From 1990 to 2000, the Muslim population grew at an average annual rate of 2.3%. The growth rate dipped to 2.1% from 2000 to 2010, and it is projected to drop to 1.7% from 2010 to 2020 and 1.4% from 2020 to 2030“ (Pew Forum). Most Syrian refugees are already educated and, interestingly enough, the population in Syria prior to the Arab Spring, was actually decreasing. So the fear of Syrian’s taking over the population is an unfounded, false