Simone Bell-Dennis

April 22, 2017

Written Communications 102-21

Dr. Craig Wynne

The Decline of Refugee Entry into the United States

President Donald J. Trump has been under fire for the past four months

over his proposed ban on seven Muslim dominated countries entering the

United States. The Muslim ban was unanimously denied by a three-judge

panel. The judges, like many enraged Americans did not believe the ban

would advance nor secure the United States national security. Trump is not

accepting the decision and is confident the administration will win an

appeal(New York Times). Although, the majority of the proposed ban is on

hold; not every aspect has been denied. The major decline of refugees

allowed entrance in the U.S. has dropped from 110,000 to 50,000 since

Donald J. Trump has been in office. The reduction of refugees allowed entry

into the United States, should be reverted back to the old policy.

There is more of a need for refugee entry into the U.S. more than ever.

There are 60 percent more refugees worldwide, than when President Barack

Obama was in office in 2011. According to Beauchamp, Trumps policy

change against refugees is not based off of a flaw in the refugee screening

process(Beauchamp). Syrian refugees fleeing to Europe do not go through

the same hassle like the exhausting process experienced by those who are

coming to the States(Bergen). Statistics show that more refugees flee to

European countries, and yet the United States still lowered the amount

welcomed. The U.S. in the past has been seen as the land of the free, and

realm of unlimited opportunity but many think that morale is now broken.

Syrian refugees, specifically are the main reason for new restrictions. The

overall truth about Syrian refugees being the victims of terrorism, instead of

the perpetrators should be taken into consideration. America is based upon

citizens who have originated from all around the world, Donald Trump's own

mother Mary escaped the bone-crushing poverty of Scotland's remote Outer

Hebrides for the promise of New York in 1929(Bergen). Americas only hope

in steps to reverting back to our old policy, is for citizens to speak against

the new ruling.

Fighting against President Trumps newly established policies is already

in the works. Citizens like immigration activists, liberal millennials, and

simply believers in giving refugees a chance; are spreading their takes on

the policy. If people are quiet about a policy that can be considered
unconstitutional, then it will be more likely for bold policies like the fiscal cap

on refugee entry to be normalized. There is still a chance for judges to review

and recognize Trumps decrease in refugee entry as unjustifiable; just as they

over ruled his travel ban. The goal is to make it known that this policy is

overstepping regarding basic human rights. According to Wolf, In a joint

filing, the attorneys general concede that the 1952 law does give broad

powers to a president to enforce immigration laws in the U.S. But they say

Trump's executive order goes far beyond the legal limitations originally

enshrined in the Constitution and later enacted by Congress(Wolf). Syrian

refugees should not be negatively generalized based on the heinous

conditions they derive from, but given a chance to escape the chaos. The

fiscal cap on refugees entry into the United States does not leave Syrians

much opportunity for a better life. What has the land of the free become?
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Beauchamp, Zack. "Trump Says Obama Banned Refugees Too. He's Wrong." Vox. Vox,

31 Jan. 2017. Web. 22 Apr. 2017.

Bergen, Peter. "Trump's Big Mistake on Syria Refugees." CNN. Cable News Network, 28

Jan. 2017. Web. 22 Apr. 2017.

Gomez, Alan, and Richard Wolf. "Trump's Travel Ban: A Clash of Conflicting Laws."

USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, 06 Feb. 2017. Web. 22 Apr. 2017.

Liptak, Adam. "Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal

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