Risk and Responsibility: Analyzing US Refugee Policies

By helping people in a third world country in a time of need, the United States is put at risk by allowing refugees in that could potentially be terrorists planning to attack. The United States should be more restrictive in admitting refugees. In order to commit terrorist attacks, people are posing as refugees. This is enabled because refugees do not get background checked. Also, refugees cost the host country a lot of money. More recently, many Syrian refugees have been migrating into European nations and the Unite States. Starting in 2011, Syria broke out into a war. Anti-government protests began in March of 2011. Protests began to quickly escalate, and rebels began fighting back against the regime. By July, the army organized the Free

Refugees going through background checks can determine whether or not they should be admitted into the country. “As a first step, the legislation will likely focus on requiring the government to certify that each approved refugee has had a background check and is not a threat” (Singer). People registering with the United Nations High Commissions of Refugees can be kept in their home country to prevent terrorist acts if they are a threat. “Mostly Republican governors of at least 19 US states have said that they will do whatever they can to stop the relocation of Syrian refugees into their jurisdictions” (“Backlash: US governors reject migrants because Paris terrorists used refugee status”). By having these background checks, attacks like the one in Paris in November could be prevented. “In a statement from Georgia’s governor, Republican Nathan Deal, he said Georgia will not accept Syrian refugees “until the federal government and Congress conducts a thorough review of current screening procedures and background checks”” (Brumfield, Fantz). People’s past felonies can be revealed, and the checks can determine whether or not they are a threat to the host