Welcoming refugees into the country of the United States is a supposed “American Tradition”. So why is the US trying so profusely hard to stop them from coming into the US? Refugees are fleeing from their home countries in fear and hoping for a better life here, so we Americans should welcome them here, try to help them regain their lives in their home countries, and most importantly, change the stereotype that all refugees are “terrorists”.
One reason I believe this is because it does not cost much to help the refugees. Non-profit organizations have been doing it for many, many years. They help by distributing different things like, “...food, support education, establish trauma-care facilities, and facilitate orphan sponsorships.” which is done by the Sunrise USA organization. Non-profit organizations are more reliable to donate to, as the money goes directly to the refugees in need. Source: “6 Organizations Helping Syrian Refugees That You Might Not Have Heard Of”. …show more content…
Families are split up because of the war, like the case of eleven year old Udai in Syria who lost his parents to the war, and was on his own with his siblings living with relatives. The Article by World Vision titled “Forced to Flee” talks about how, “Udai and his siblings are among more than 11.1 million Syrians who have been forced to flee their homes because of the war. Most — about 6.3 million people — remain displaced within Syria. The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) had registered almost 4.9 million refugees — people who have fled to other countries…” We should help the refugees by providing aid to them in Syria, and welcoming them when they get here to the