The Pros And Cons Of Syrian Refugees

In 2015, an estimated 1.05 million Syrian refugees came into Europe, more than 4 times that of last year. This statistic references a global problem that has many different sides and arguments behind it. There are two sides to this crisis that affect the U.S.: one of them is arguing that we should let Syrian refugees in while the other is arguing that we should turn them away. In this case, the results of letting in Syrian refugees are more negative than positive. In order to avoid major crisis across the country, The United States should avoid letting in Syrian Refugees. There are many problems that arise if we were to let Syrian Refugees in, but a major one we will face is immigration. Syrian Refugees are flooding into other countries

If we were to support all of these refugees, those numbers would only grow. An example of how many refugees are crossing into other countries is: “With just days left in 2015, the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration said 1,005,504 people had entered Europe as of Monday, more than four times as many as last year.” (Over 1 million refugees entered Europe in 2016, 1). This piece of evidence is significant because it shows how many people are crossing over into other countries freely. If we were to support all these people, the effects on the economy would grow and have many negative effects. Another problem we will face is the sudden increase in schooling. All of the children coming into America will need schooling, and if too many are let in at one point school systems will face many troubles. This happened in Germany late last year, as stated in the article Germany’s challenge: How will schools absorb thousands of Syrian children? ‘...And educators acknowledge it will be a struggle to accommodate the young arrivals.. (1)’. This statement provides an example of what might happen to schools across America if we were to let refugees in. Many of the school systems are already

Terrorism is a problem that affects many countries, Paris, France had an attack late November 2015, as stated in the article GOP governors threaten to halt Syrian refugee resettlement in their state “Last Friday's attacks in Paris were carried out by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. It left 129 people dead and hundreds wounded.” (1). This event is one of many that happened in the past year, which included several in the United States. Attacks like these cause officials and citizens alike to worry about the possibility of letting more terrorists into our country. Not only do we worry about Syrian Refugees attacking the general public, we also worry about them attacking Jewish citizens directly. In Germany, the effects of the sudden increase in Muslim population on the Jews living there is reflected in the following statement, “Jewish fears of Muslim immigration reflect a spike in anti-Semitic attacks and anti-Israel protests by Muslim youths in Germany during Israel's 2014 war in Gaza and the more recent mass killings by Muslim extremists in Paris, Copenhagen and Brussels, where wish institutions also have suffered deadly attacks.” (German Jews divided over fears of 1 million new Muslim newcomers, 2). Many American Jews are frightened that this will become a reality here and fear that they will have their freedoms ripped from them. Even