Well Informed 2.0: Syria + Immigration

This is an issue that is always brought up, but never actually recognized. I think that many people know about Syria and about the dangers happening in their country. I don't think that many people realize the extent of the danger and the situations.

After watching this, it added a little more insight to my knowledge about Syria. Syria's civil war started as peaceful protests and has turned in to a big mess with no end in sight.

I searched Twitter as part of my research for this post. All I typed in was simply "Syria". Hundreds of thousands of tweets came up regarding this topic. Many that caught my eye were images of children, and people saying that we have lost all hope for humanity. Many of the tweets also talked about the involvement of Russia and Iraq. Some mentioned immigration into the U.S. and what Clinton and Trump thought about it.

As of right now, the U.S. has allowed 10,000 refugees in to our country. Our country is skeptical, due to relations with ISIS. Germany has more than one million, and Europe over all has roughly 1,800,000 refugees within their countries.

After watching the documentary in class, I started to look at Syria on a more personal level. I know that I will never fully understand what that family has gone through, but I tried to imagine what my lief would be like with my siblings if we were that family. All that family had for each other was love. They were risking their lives for their home country and watching it be destroyed right in front of their eyes.

I know that it is hard for people to comprehend what is going on and many people are against helping the refugees and letting them in to our country. But it just hurts my heart to know that this is happening to families and individuals on the daily. I think that through certain background checks, we should be able to allow these people in to our country so that they can live a safe and happy life. Isn't America the land of opportunity? I understand that you cannot trust everyone, but you can keep your guards up and still try and give everyone the benefit of the doubt. You just have to go with your gut feelings.