Trump will (if he is elected) send Syrian refugees back to Syria. Syria currently faces an exodus of refugees who are escaping the politically unstable and war-torn area.The US is considering accepting more refugees in light of such event. I agree with Trump's overarching theme: not accepting refugees from Syria. Why should we accept such refugees? The US Government would simply have more people to support as said refugees would require benefits that citizens pay for. As a result, the citizens of America would be supporting foreign people when the US is already facing the largest debt a nation has ever created. Said refugees would also pose a huge threat to national security as they come from areas where terrorist cells are at large. Most refugees also do not have much money. According to the Handbook of Crime Correlates there is evidence indicating a relationship between crime and poverty. Therefore, refugees use up the already scarce resources of America, pose a national security risk on all Americans, and do not guarantee the betterment of the US. Opponents of my stance may argue that it is the humanitarian thing to do but I see it as an argument appealing to pity which, according to philosophers, is an informal fallacy in logic.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34397272
I was thinking if the United States does choose to accept Syrian Refugees now, and then a new president, let's say Trump, decides to kick these Syrian Refugees out. Does Trump have the right, legally, to kick the refugees out?
ReplyDeletePerhaps Trump should choose his words more carefully. The article refers to another article, earlier in September, in which he criticized the Obama administration for not taking in enough refugees, describing the Syrian situation as a "living hell." Now it seems like he's changed his mind. Additionally, he describes a 200,000 refugee army arriving at America. So far America has taken about 1,500 refugees since 2011 (about 0.03% of the total number of refugees that have fled from Syria since then). Obama plans to gradually increase the yearly cap of refugees the U.S. can take to 100,000 in 2017. So, from where is Trump getting this number of a 200,000 man army?
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ReplyDeletePersonally, I am rather ambivalent on this issue as a whole. However, playing devil's advocate, I do think some of Trump's comments were bold, to say the least. According to the article, upon hearing that the USA is considering taking in refugees, Trump responds: "And they could be - listen, they could be Isis". This generalizations made as a stereotype that the Syrian refugees are part of Isis is quite appalling. Of course, I do not deny the possibility that this may be a potential possibility, but his phrasing seems rather callous. Additionally, isn't there an international refugee law under the UN's proposal? I'm mentioning this, as I'm unsure as to how this exactly works, but I do think it's worth considering.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read the title of your post, I immediately thought that trump's remark was the most inhumane and brainless thing someone could say. However, after reading your argument, I am beginning to waver on this issue of illegal immigration. I have always believed that America should be accepting of anyone who pursues a better life or a safe haven, at the very least. However, I now see that with these refugees coming in, they could pose a threat to our national economy and with that, to our families. Despite that, I can't help but sympathize with the fleeing refugees. There was an article a few weeks ago that reported the drowning of a three year old while attempting to escape in a boat from Syria, and that really struck me emotionally.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with your argument but make it a more personal perspective. I immediately thought of a movie, The Good Lie. This pertains to refugees of Sudan when there was a civil war in their country. They have no threat to this country. Their only motive is to escape the terrible events happening around them. This past week on the famous Humans of New York page, the documented stories have all been about Syrian refugees. You hear about children who have seen bombings and shootings. There is no harm and if anyone in your family were in that situation, there should be nothing but open arms to help them. Eventually, they should pay back the government and everything they have supplied them with but I definitely do not think National Security is a problem.
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