History Of The Syrian Refugee Crisis

What do you get when you mix a nation full of nationalistic capitalists with a fear of an entire religion of people? Terrorism, and a lot of upset people. The solution to the worldwide terrorism problem that the world suffers from is yet to be discovered. Terrorism is more of a prominent problem today than it has ever been. The threat is sitting right in the United States back door, and people are terrified. The terrorist group ISIS has arisen in the middle east as a result of the Syrian refugee crisis and has already struck in multiple places worldwide. The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the worst in history. The Syrians are being brutalized and are running for their lives, especially to the U.S. The primarily Muslim population of Syria is
Richard Posner, a writer for The Atlantic, claims, “They [civil liberties] should be curtailed, to the extent that the benefits in greater security outweigh the costs in reduced liberty” (Posner). Posner claims that civil liberties should be outweighed by national security, but he does not think about the weight of these laws. In the Bill of Rights, the right to religious freedom is clearly defined. If the government kept thousands of people out of this country, it would be in complete defiance of our constitution by not letting the people practice their religion in our country. If these people were kept out of this country, it would be completely nonbeneficial. This is because the people of the Islamic religion bring rich culture and diversity to our country. The people as a whole aren’t dangerous or bad, so it would be absolutely absurd to keep them out. In a separate article, Huffington Post writer Jesse Andreozzi questions the decision to keep out the Syrian refugees in saying, “If we turn away refugees, doesn't that add to ISIS' propaganda that perpetuates the distortion that Americans are intolerant and jingoistic?” (Andreozzi). Andreozzi’s question is a very thought-provoking one. The idea of keeping thousands of Syrian refugees out just because the majority is Muslim is very maddening. Imagine being a Syrian refugee and being shut out of a country just because of the religion your people practices. The Syrians would be infuriated and more likely to resort to violence out of their frustration. People are being tortured and degraded halfway across the globe and for the United States to ignore that would completely go against the country’s morals and laws. Despite the fact that national security is very important, our civil and religious liberties should not be sacrificed in place of