Why refugees come to america

Remember that during the 2nd World War, appalled at the religious persecution of Jews, our doors welcomed those who fled to our welcoming doors. We have always been the country of opportunity and the opportunity that we gave those immigrants who came have made our country what it is.

We cannot close our doors now and isolate our country from the rest of the world and keep our economy and reputation stable!

I have witnessed the racial abuse the Hispanic cleaning crews at my plant are enduring. These people work hard doing a job most people would not want and probably for low wages. I have become friends with two of them who speak English well.

One from Mexico the other from Honduras. These are some of the great people who will build our future. See with Gods eyes, feel with Gods heart,build bridges of love. I totally agree. All those living in this country except for the American Indians are immigrants or descendants of immigrants. All of a sudden, they want to deny other immigrants from coming to this country and are inventing lies about what horrible things immigrants do. That is so untrue!!! This country was created by immigrants, who came and slaughtered thousands of American Indians, took away their land.

Thousands died of starvation and the freezing cold weather. The first settlers to America were from countries where there was injustice and brutality, so they fled for a better life. So why the discrimination today of immigrants who are also seeking to live in a safer place?

He promotes this discrimination and promotes violence. I guess he has forgotten that both his parents came to this country for a better life as did his current wife. His mother entered this country illegally, but I guess that was okay. What hypocrisy!!! I am actually building up an essay plan with some of theses thoughts. In short, Venezuela is a neglected humanitarian crisis. According to the UNHCR, the number of Venezuelans applying for asylum around the world increased from in to 34, in —a thirty-fivefold increase.

The situation in Latin America is shifting, but the Northern Triangle region is still considered to be one of the most dangerous regions within Latin America, one that is producing significant numbers of refugees. But the Trump administration, rather than recognizing the need to do more to stabilize countries in the region and protect those seeking asylum, is taking actions that will actually worsen the situation.

Last month, President Donald Trump floated the idea of cutting U. Furthermore, mishandling asylum cases and deterring people from applying for asylum by criminally prosecuting people and separating children from their mothers is not just dangerous for those seeking asylum but inhumane as well.

High Commissioner for Refugees for providing additional data on asylum-seekers. Sam Fulwood III. Madeline Shepherd Director, Government Affairs. The emerging refugee crisis out of Venezuela serves as a wake-up call Venezuela, once a middle-income developing country, is now collapsing.

The data are unpublished and provided by the U. High Commissioner for Refugees. Overall, the U. By comparison, the U. From fiscal years to , an average of about , refugees arrived in the U. However, refugee admissions dropped off to roughly 27, in fiscal , a new low at the time, after the U. Refugee admissions rebounded from this low point. From fiscal to , an average of about 67, refugees arrived each year.

Half or more of refugees during this time came from Asia, with many from Iraq and Burma Myanmar. Iraq is counted as a part of Asia in this data source. Congo accounted for nearly 13, refugees, followed by Burma Myanmar with about 4,, then Ukraine 4, , Eritrea 1, and Afghanistan 1, The picture looks different over the longer term. Since fiscal Oct. The U. This pattern marks a sharp reversal from several years ago.

In fiscal , the number of Muslim refugees admitted reached 38,, a historic high that narrowly outpaced Christian refugee admissions about 37, Together, these states took in nearly 8, refugees. By contrast, the District of Columbia, Delaware and West Virginia each resettled fewer than 10 refugees. Hawaii and Wyoming took in no refugees in fiscal Since fiscal , California has resettled the most refugees about , , followed by Texas 88, , New York 58, and Florida 48, For much of the 20th century, U.

Note: This is an update of a post originally published on Jan.