More than 13.5 million refugees have fled from Syria since the beginning of their civil war and are in need of assistance. Other countries have already accepted those who have fled out of their country, so why should America not accept the refugees with open doors? Seven and a half out of every ten Americans say that they should not be allowed in America (it should be noted that President Obama is furious with the reaction of his country’s residents); a few others say to let them in. The main reason for the bias against letting the refugees in is because of Islamic State in Syria (ISIS). ISIS is a terrorist group that inserts themselves into the pool of refugees fleeing (President Obama’s government concedes that there are similar cases under investigation) and has used blood to paint …show more content…
Letting the refugees come into the US gives them shelter and a safer country, but there’s also the possibility of ISIS sneaking their informants and spies into the flow of refugees. Preventing them coming over to the US protects the country, but it also gives the US a bad political reputation (the US is noted as the land of the free and preventing them from coming over here says that the US goes back on their word). As of last November, the House voted 289 to 137 to put a hold on bringing Syrian refugees to the US without more strict screenings on the new arrivals from Syria. This action belittled the trust of some masses in the nation and said,”…it’s hard to see how the president’s obstinacy is good politics. Mr. Obama is not a politician, but an ideologue.” Some have attacked his character saying,” He’s still a community organizer sitting around late at night with his pals, drinking cheap wine and railing against the system.” President Obama doesn’t feel the need to add more restrictions to the screening process, but this is a problem due to the aforementioned benefits and