Syrian Refugee Crisis Research Paper

The Realities of the Syrian Refugee Crisis “We want to live, love and build a just and peaceful society. We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbors, near and far, day in and day out, to building that peaceful society in which the tragedies we have known are a bad memory and a continuing warning.”, said Betty Williams, in her 1977 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. Her quote, along with our God-given common sense, should guide America’s government officials in how to best handle the Syrian refugee crisis. The inherit limits of our vetting process and the excessively inefficient costs of resettling Syrian refugees in the United States establishes a convincing argument for revising our nation’s current policy on Syrian refugees within
These demonstrations were violently suppressed by governmental forces. Opposition supporters eventually began to arm themselves, for defense, then for offensive. The conflict’s complexity grew as more regional and world powers have been drawn in. The rise of ISIS has also created a new dynamic to the conflict. As of early November 2016, around 11 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes. 6.6 million of that number are displaced internally, while 4.8 million have fled to neighboring countries in the Middle East. An additional 1 million have requested asylum in Europe. The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, coordinates efforts with Syria’s neighboring countries to support the 4.8 million refugees within the Middle East. As of October 2016, UNHCR has only received 54% of the required funding needed to operate the refugee camps in the region. The United States, under the Obama administration, has promised to accept 10,000 refugees by the end of the 2016 fiscal