3. What is our responsibility to the Syrian refugees? (by “our” put your home country or adopted country into this slot) How does that responsibility function in concert or in contrast with our responsibility to our own nation's’ inhabitants? Defend your perspective.
I think my country's responsibility to the Syrian refugees is only present if they're in need of a new country to stay at. This responsibility contrasts the US's responsibility because some states are trying to get rid of the Syrian refugees.
ReplyDeleteIt contrasts the responsibility of the US as it won't be practical for our country to give them a place to stay as our country won't have enough land. However, in my opinion, our country has a responsibility to help the Syrian refugees financially if needed.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the US will have enough land to hold a good portion of the refugees. There are Syrian-American countries throughout the US that are willing to take in some of the refugees.
DeleteIt contrasts the responsibility of the US as it won't be practical for our country to give them a place to stay as our country won't have enough land. However, in my opinion, our country has a responsibility to help the Syrian refugees financially if needed.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the US needs to do whatever they can to help the Syrian people. It may be financial, it may be giving them a home, but whatever it is these people need help. We as Americans may be in this situation at some point, and we will need people to support us.
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ReplyDeleteI think that as a nation founded on immigration (and accepting immigrants), we should be open to Syrian refugees. As far as taking in refugees, we have done very little in comparison to other countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, and others. A lot of American opposition to allowing the Syrians that are fleeing into our country, I feel, stems from a post 9/11 Islamaphobia. Some people have voiced their concerns that Muslim Syrian refugees could be "potential terrorists" that want to make an attack like the one in Paris. The process that refugees must go through in order to get to America is a lot more thorough than the process that refugees going through European countries, and to cities like Paris, must go through, so accepting "potential terrorists" does not sound very likely. – GIANA M
ReplyDeleteI think that as a nation founded on immigration (and accepting immigrants), we should be open to Syrian refugees. As far as taking in refugees, we have done very little in comparison to other countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, and others. A lot of American opposition to allowing the Syrians that are fleeing into our country, I feel, stems from a post 9/11 Islamaphobia. Some people have voiced their concerns that Muslim Syrian refugees could be "potential terrorists" that want to make an attack like the one in Paris. The process that refugees must go through in order to get to America is a lot more thorough than the process that refugees going through European countries, and to cities like Paris, must go through, so accepting "potential terrorists" does not sound very likely. – GIANA M
ReplyDeleteI agree with this wholly. We have the resources and capability to help these people and they deserve all the help from us that they can get. There is no use fearing the few that may want to cause harm to us. We risk our lives to drive on the freeway or go swimming so we should be able to take a small risk to help the Syrian refugees.
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I believe the US should help the Syrian people to the best of our ability but making sure to worry about the US first a foremost. Our country should be our priority. But we should put a big effort towards helping.
ReplyDeleteI believe we have a Responsibility to help the Syrian refugees because we have made a similar mistake before; not allowing jewish refugees during the holocaust caused many more deaths. But I also believe all refugees, including Syrian refugees need to be screened to protect our country.
ReplyDeleteI believe we have a Responsibility to help the Syrian refugees because we have made a similar mistake before; not allowing jewish refugees during the holocaust caused many more deaths. But I also believe all refugees, including Syrian refugees need to be screened to protect our country.
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