The Paris terrorist attacks were the result of radical Islamic extremists and to say it was the result of anything else is a flat out lie. We now know that one of the primary terrorists was a Syrian refugee or at least he had the credentials or a false alias of a Syrian refugee. To allow Syrian refugees into the United States without absolutely confirming their backgrounds would be a crippling blow to the ability of our law enforcement and intelligence agencies to keep safe our citizens. There is a vetting process in place for these people but it is a joke; we cannot identify most of these people except for what they show us on their credentials. At no point am I saying that a lot of these refugees are terrorists or threats to America, but the sick few that blend in with innocent refugees are a threat and if I were in power I would not risk it. Call me a hypocrite, I believe that all lives matter and I believe in the core values and fundamentals that this country was built on especially in accepting the poor, marginalized and displaced. However, if there are a large group of people seeking refuge coming from a war torn area in the middle east that is fraught with ISIS extremists, this endangers the safety of the American people. If I were Obama my focus would be the safety of the citizens of this great country. Is that not one of jobs of our commander-in-chief? The safety of this nation and her citizens takes priority every time. ISIS extremists have no problem in strapping bombs to women, children and the mentally disabled. They enjoy targeting people who do not completely submit to their interpretation of Islam; they even terrorize people from their own culture and religion. So rest assured, they will try to send terrorists over with Syrian credentials. Four examples have already been caught with such false ID's in Cuba trying to make their way into American.
2000 Syrian refugees into this country cannot all be monitored and tracked. Our government wouldn't even allow such a thing. In this case, the actions of the few outweigh the needs of the many. I will fight for the safety and protection of this nation and her people. The world isn't a pretty place where everyone gets along and everybody is a good person. This is a tough decision, but it is one that at the end of day looking at Paris and the other extremists attacks around the globe, I see no benefit to allowing these refugees in.
The subject of Syrian refugees and whether to allow them entrance into the United States or not has been brought up in some of my classes this past week. There seems to be various sides to the issue. One believes that allowing refugees in would jeopardize the safety of our country. Another claims that it is ridiculous to help people who aren’t Americans before aiding the countless homeless children and adults suffering on our own soil. Others may proclaim that denying the Syrian refugees access to shelter and safety goes against the concept that the American people believe “all lives matter” and neglects the value of wanting to help the poor, homeless, and innocent. If we step back and place ourselves in their shoes or even contemplate history, we may second guess our choice in this matter. Would you like it if someone refused to help you because of your religion or where you came from? Everyone can agree that innocent people died during the tragedies that occurred in Paris. Do you blame all the people of Syria or the people actually responsible for those untimely, brutal deaths? Do we really want to deny innocent people a safe haven from the turmoil going on in their own “home” because we fear our own safety? While your fear may seem understandable to some, others may ask, “Is it really?” Are you not just allowing one group’s actions propel you to make a generalized prejudice assumption about all people from one area? Just because you help some people does not mean you can’t help others; America can still attend to its own citizens’ needs. As human beings we cannot predict the future or truly know if the one person we grant access to the United States will not commit horrendous acts similar to the ones done in Paris. Steps can be made to prevent this from happening. Whichever choice is made, someone will definitely suffer and there will be consequences with either choice. My point is to encourage everyone to think critically about the options before making a hasty decision.
ReplyDeleteI believe we cannot and should not judge all Syrian refugees on the few bad ones that have harmed our world. I do believe we need to do background checks of some sort before allowing them freely into our country but there are always gonna be a few bad seeds in any group and it is nearly impossible to do all of these safety precautions for such a large group of people. I know it is wrong not to help, and being what I hope is a morally good person, I believe that if we don't let them into the United States, we need to find one way or another to keep them safe from the bad seeds.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jack. While it is not right to judge all Syrians based on the action of a select few, it is also not wise to allow refugees into our country. It only takes a few that are not good people to do a lot of damage to our country. Many have defended this by saying that we have so many homeless veterans that we should help first, and I also agree with that. There have been many different analogies that support not letting refugees in on social media and the internet, and most all of them make plenty of sense to me. If it were up to me, I would not want to let in refugees either.
ReplyDeleteLives do matter is true, but I do find it funny no one has offered to help with all the bombings going overseas, but as soon one of allies is bombed it becomes a national problem. I'm not supporting what ISIS extremist did, however, I am saying we can not keep ignoring problems between nations or they will eventually snowball to our problem. It's like if you were in line and someone had a problem then they start yelling at everyone behind them. So their problem has essentially become your problem.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point here. Allowing refugees into the U.S. would put our citizens into great risk. We do not know who all are and are not apart of Isis so letting Syrian refugees into the U.S. could be the golden gate for the Islamic extremists. We have to be very cautious with and how we go about accepting refugees. Leaving them in Syria will promote them to join the Isis movement but if we separate the good from the bad then everything will be easier. That's the hard part, trying to recognize the good Syrians versus the evil Syrians. That along is why we should not allow any refugees into the U.S. because if they do not bomb us, they still will bring much terror.
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