Syrian Refugees
Photo: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/21/us/where-syrian-refugees-are-in-the-united-states.html
Author: Patrick Healy and Julie Bosman
Summary: President Obama made a plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees and many political figures oppose it. Most of the governors are from places like Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas, and some others that have already resettled large numbers of refugees from Syria. They are worried about letting people in because they might not have a verifiable document and could possibly pose a terrorist threat. “The State Department said it had not reached a conclusion about whether states could legally refuse them.” Last Monday, Donald Trump said we should deport refugees that were already here and that closing some mosques might be a good idea if “evidence of absolute hatred” for Westerners is found.
Who: Republican States/Governors
What: 25 GOP governors vowed to prevent Syrian refugees from coming into their states
Where: United States
Why: Fear of attacks on the US after the Paris attack on the 13th of November
When: This article was published on November 16th, 2015. (After Paris attack)
Bias: This article focuses a significant amount more on the what the Republicans think and tends to give their opinions about how they are so against what Obama is doing, sort of calling them out for verbally attacking Obama’s decision.
The New York Times is a more liberal newspaper and therefore their claim leans more towards support of the Obama administration’s decision to continue accepting refugees.
Democratic Values: The democratic value that is related to this issue is Common Good because this problem concerns the safety of the refugees from Syria and how the United States is receiving them.
Also Equality, because it brings up the issue of whether these refugees should be treated the same and have equal access and opportunity.
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