Syrian Refugees

As an American, I am proud to call myself one. No one is perfect and there is no such thing as a perfect country to live in.  America is definitely not a perfect place to live.  We have a big gaps in earned income for women and men, we face environmental issue such as a drought that has never been fixed, and there is racism in some area in the states.  Despite negative aspects of living in America, it is one of the best countries in the world to live in.  In America, everyone has an opportunity to get the career they desire, the job they want, the house they want, etc.

Lately, with the Paris attack still being discussed on the news, many Republican governors refused to accept any Syrian refugees to enter their states due to the radicalization that ISIS and other terrorist group put in some refugees.  One politician said that she would not let a five-year-old refuge enter the state.  The reason to blocking the influx of Syrian refugee is the act hopes to prevent any further terrorist attack in the states.  I can see the point the politicians try to make but the question come in is will this really work? The US has a strict application process for any Syrian refugees who want to enter the states and be a permanent resident and as many as 2,000 Syrian refugees are currently living in the states and whether any of them are radicalized yet should be the main concern the politicians should focus on.  Even if they were not radicalized when they first enter the state, they might be in the process behind close doors right now after they enter the states. We don't know which refugees are being or is radicalized by an extremist group so we have to be cautious when it comes to performing the application process of letting them in the states.

But the hard question to answer is should we let the Syrian refugee enter the states? I believe we should but with caution.  We do not know if they are radicalized or not or if they have a terrorist plot in mind. Keeping the caution will prevent the heartache and the pain that the victims of the Paris attack had to go through.  I believe in the good of people. Everyone is good in one way or another and we should give everyone a chance to create the American dream.