A widowed wife weeping at the sight of her husband’s lifeless body, an orphaned child covered in the crimson blood of his own parents, and a petrified man with mangled legs crawling through rubble. Sadly, these accounts are one of the many casualties that a staggering 4 million Syrian refugees possibly have faced. After ISIS reigned havoc over the sovereign country of Syria, too many were forced to flee with only the clothes on their back. It is said from the quote of Warsan Shire’s Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth that “No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.” Evidently, the citizens of Syria are in a crisis, thus, Canada should do their part and allow refugees asylum into the country. In doing so, countless lives can …show more content…
In spite of this, Canada allowing Syrian refugees into the country can save lives, preventing the death toll from rising. In fact, the country enabling more asylum seekers will ensure better living conditions and higher survival rate than they would have if they remained in overcrowded refugee camps. These places are notorious for being riddled with disease and hunger. However, many argue the case that the citizens of Syria should remain in their own country and fight back. How can they when ISIS blatantly has the bigger guns, and is clearly a daunting organization? The terrorist group even instils terror in the hearts of those in western countries. When people witness a playground where children once gathered and streets that used to bustle with life all turned into graveyards, fear is certainly one of the biggest things one could feel. Isn’t it obvious that the only option is to escape when someone thinks putting the fate of their life into the unforgiving ocean is safer than the land? Quite frankly, another factor that leads to the lost lives of Syrians is the religious stigma forced upon them because they’re Muslims. It is quite popular for many to correlate Islam to terrorism, unfortunately, this way of thinking is toxic and has even caused many countries to close their doors to the struggling