Pros And Cons Of Refugees

In most cases, when Refugees arrive into a new country, they often find themselves in a quandary, since it is hard for them to assimilate into their new home. Scholars such as Sarah Feldman claim that for refugees to feel part of the society, it is crucial for them to become integrated into host communities, since they have been warehoused in refugee camps for long periods of time and may feel estranged. Feldman mentions that one of the biggest issues is the misconception that refugee camps are temporary, since “most refugee situations last much longer than this, and 7.13 million [refugees] have been [in camps] for 10 or more years” (Feldman, 2010). Those camps may also lead refugees to become fully dependent on the aid from the camp, preventing
“Migrants wanted to ‘belong’ but contrary to the Government’s perspective were being prevented from doing so”(Mulvey, 2010). Mulvey therefore mentions how important Cohesion could be, in the case of the government accepting the integration of refugees in the UK. “The Government began to argue for a celebration of Britishness, which for wanted immigrants entailed language tests and citizenship ceremonies” (Mulvey, 2010). By having the immigrants pass these tests and ceremonies it may lead to them start feeling more like British citizens and less like political refugees, which the government might see as
This Act gives law enforcement, the power to detain any immigrant if they suspect he is a terrorist. As a result the FBI would “do large sweeps of an area—almost always one that is heavily Muslim or Middle Eastern—and arrest and question hundreds or even thousands of immigrants” (Stewart 2004). The USA Patriot Act is seen as unethical since it violates due process, and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. Another consequence of the act is the lack of openness to helping law enforcement in part of the immigrants, since they received such poor treatment from authorities in the past. Stewart mentions that the US has also relied in forcing immigrants from countries such as Syria, Iraq or Libya to register at an immigration office. The government has claimed that the registrations are simply to try to protect the American people, as it has already been effective since, “they have caught 11 men suspected of having terrorist connections, as well as 9,000 illegal aliens” (Stewart,