It’s in this climate that the governors of dozens of states have taken steps to block refugees, while Congress is considering more than 25 bills to restrict refugees from entering the U.S., even though there are extensive safeguards in place to screen all refugees.
The fact is, refugees are being forced from their homes, often under threat of violence and murder.
63 percent of Americans, however, said the U.S. government should do more to help refugees. Fully 71 percent of Americans said they welcome refugees to the country, and 42 percent said they would welcome refugees to live in their own neighborhood.
Americans say they want to help refugees whose human rights are being violated – and we want our government to help.
The U.S. can do more and we must. Since 2011, more than 4.2 million Syrians have been displaced by war and violence, and fewer than 3,000 of them have resettled in the U.S.
Obama has committed to resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees in the U.S. His administration needs to meet that commitment and then increase it so that more refugees can be protected from human rights abuses. The president and Congress also need to increase U.S. support to help those countries hosting the vast majority of refugees, US News & World Report reported.
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