Persuasive Essay Refugees Immigration

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Refugee Immigration: Home. What if yours was taken away from you forcefully by war or a natural disaster? You had to move away, not because you wanted to, but because you feared for your life? So much violence and hatred are going on that many people from many different countries are being forced to flee. To leave everything they once knew and run away. The United States of America should take in refugees because the process is secure, there are financial benefits, refugees bring culture and language to our country and America should First, America should let in refugees because the process in which refugees have to go through is safe. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR for short, a refugee …show more content…

Since refugees do not have the option to go back home, because there is no more home, they are more likely to invest time into making a good life for themselves (and family, if they are here) in the United States and contribute what they can economically. Most people in American are opposed to taking in refugees because they feel as if they are a financial burden rather than a financial benefit. More times than not, “refugees are commonly portrayed as a burden on host states” (Betts p.16). But, as shown in many researches such as Betts, refugees actually show that they are an economic benefit. “Refugees have also helped rebuild and grow many communities around the country. As a Fiscal Policy Institute report from this year shows, small business owners have restored areas in Detroit, Minneapolis, Nashville, Philadelphia, and other US cities” (Bier par. 19). Refugees are those small business owners and are very entrepreneurial minded. Once they get the authorization they need to be able to work, they are taking on whatever jobs they can get. Other countries who have taken in refugees show a boost in their national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Researchers found that “if Germany accepted an extra 1 million refugees over the next three years, it “could raise GDP by 0.6% by end-2020

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