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Following conflicts in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and Iraq, the latest estimates say that 1 in 100 of the world’s population displaced, with a substantial amount of these people being refugees. Whether forced by war, poverty, or political reasons to leave their homelands, these refugees are looking to the West, particularly Europe and America, for shelter and are being reluctantly accepted. Here in America, historically and even today, majority of the native population has been against the idea of welcoming refugees (Connor and Krogstad). While majority of Americans have opposed the “Muslim ban,” that does not mean religion is not a reason why people would reject refugees. With nearly half of the refugees being self-reported Muslims and 62 percent of American citizens citing Islamic terrorism as the greatest problem the country faces, it would not be a stretch to say that those who oppose accepting refugees maybe fearful of refugees because of their religious beliefs (Bowman).
Douglas You may be able to see parallels from then to today in other countries but I fail to see how people sneaking into our country illegally and getting a job from a business in this country illegally has anything to do with slavery or labor laws. I would agree with you if we were rounding up immigrants and bringing them into our country and forcing them to work for cheap labor. That is not the case, immigrants are risking their lives and their families lives to come into The United States of America to escape the hell that they were living in and work for more money than they have ever made in their entire lives. I don't agree with companies hiring anyone that is in this country illegally and think the punishment for doing so should be
Immigration has become a serious debate within these last couple of years, especially these couple of months. Did you know there are 41 million foreign-born individuals living in the United States right now? Immigrants either come to the U.S two ways: by crossing the border or overstaying their Visa. There are many reasons why someone would want to come to another country; but the three main reasons are for religious freedom, opportunity, or survival. Many would argue that because there are so many immigrants, they take jobs and opportunities from native-born citizens.
Pathos and Ethos Ever since the terror attack that occurred on September 11, 2001, United States of America put a major stop on these refugees flying from their home countries and taking refuge in the United States. United States, ever since the incident that struck our American hearts with sadness then turned into anger, the distraught Americans declared “war on terror”. This war made any refugee coming from these wars torn countries to apply to be able to come into the country and made the process lengthy to get pass the Homeland Security. Donald Trump, our president, a successful businessman, and television personality, has come out as an advocate of rejecting all these refugees until the “war on terror” is over. This reform, proposed by
I believe that Huntington's statements are more generalized than stating facts. On the other hand, Foley makes a valid point of saying that most Mexican immigrants enter the United States just to work. Not "abusing" the welfare system as Huntington thought it was one of the reasons for illegal and legal entry. And how most American would like that immigration would stop because it will make the economy "better". Or how Donald Trump wants "America to be great again" if there was no Hispanic people living in the United States.
I believe that if refugee seeks to come into the U.S and has family in the U.S. either American-born or family with green cards, they should be able to live in the country legally and to hold a job. “People become much more productive when they move from countries where they have little or no opportunity to use their talents, to those where they can be more productive” (Somin 2017). Many of employers in the U.S now, have various immigrants working in successful industries that have kept the U.S economy churning. Mexican restaurants for example. Their restaurants are booming with success and I cannot picture my interest in their food, let alone the businesses alone shutting down.
If you had the power to make others migrate back to their home country, in which is the place they tried to escape from...Would you? Immigration should be legal because there is no reason for people that entered this country, to leave. Immigrants pay taxes, they aren't the dominant race causing problems in the US, and the US has more/better job offers than wherever it is where they came from. Immigrants come into this country and they do what they are supposed to do, and they act like their US citizens, not doing anything wrong. Immigrants do pay taxes.
Immigration Issues There is many differences between the issues of Syrian immigration and the immigration of Latino’s in the U.S. First of all, the issues with the Syrian immigrants are way different than the immigration issues with the Latino’s. For example, Syrian people are fleeing their hometown because of a war. The war started in March of 2011, in part of the Arab Spring. Thousands of Syrians fled their country every day. They often decided to finally escape after seeing their neighborhoods bombed or family members’ kills.
During the meeting of July 13 with international human rights organizations he said he was recognised “as an asylum seeker by the UN High Commission on Refugees – but the US”, he said, did not “recognize this.” He said he wanted international organizations to request the US and EU not to interfere with his asylum claim: “For decades the United States of America has been one of the strongest defenders of the human right to seek asylum. Sadly, this right, arranged and voted for by the U.S. in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is now being rejected by the current government of my country. The Obama administration has now adopted the strategy of using citizenship as a weapon. Although I am convicted of nothing, it has unilaterally revoked my passport, leaving me a stateless person.
The foundations for protecting refugees and migrants are a humane approach to human suffering and adherence to international humanitarian law. An improved screening and resettlement process would also improve the West's muddled response to today's displacement crisis. Introduction of the Immigration crisis Migrants and refugees flooding into Europe from Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia have presented European leaders and policymakers with their greatest challenge since the debt crisis. The International
Making the crisis even more urgent is the fact that more than half of all refugees in the world are children ("Refugee Facts”). In response to the refugee problem, in 1980 the United States passed the Refugee Act. It sets the standards for refugees to enter the United States ("Refugee”). An agreement was put in place after World War II because of all the refugees from Europe.
Though it is true that with the entrance of foreigners there could be a chance at danger to the nation’s security, it is also true that refugees are put through some of the strictest security checks of anyone wanting to enter (Clark).This very action taken by the Governors expresses the same fears of plenty of Americans. The refugees are facing prejudice just as the Joads did. And the prejudice towards them is a harvest of fear. Along with prejudice, the refugees are faced with discrimination. One of this year’s GOP presidential candidates-Ted Cruz- suggested that the US government prioritize the refugees that are Christian (Strickland).
Leaders and governments around the world have labelled refugees as being a burden on their country either directly or indirectly. These leaders only see them as people who are trying to get into their country to escape the civil war, but fail to see that the refugees are also risking their lives in the process. At present, there are approximately 54.5 million refugees that are displaced, the largest refugee crisis the world has ever seen and they have nowhere to go. The question of doing the right thing and taking them in has been squashed due to various reasons and it appears to be that each country has adopted the ‘each man for himself’ policy by stating that it is their duty to only look after its citizens and no one else.
When it comes to the question about “what is the solution”, opinions start flowing, but to the best of my knowledge, I see that the solution will never be one-sided, in other words, I see no perfect solution from the common options. Blocking the refugees would fail – but to open doors without limit is the most reckless decision. The only solution is treating the root causes in migrants’ countries. “When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.” ―
