How the US Can Help Syrian Refugees

Millions of Syrians and other refugees are dying each day from fleeing their countries from war. They all are trying to seek peace and safety for their families and the US could help them get to the refugee camps. The Migration Policy Centre and The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies say they have a census at the refugee camps to tally how many people are from each country and if they are missing anyone. According to both of the organizations, “An estimated 9 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011, taking refuge in neighboring countries and within Syria itself” (“Hello”). One article created by the UN Refugee Agency, along with the refugees themselves have written stories to share what it was like to escape from their countries stated that, “Women and children make up three-quarters of the refugee population. In the first couple months of 2013 over 1 million refugees fled from Syria” (“UNHCR”). Not all of the 9 millions refugees will make it to the camps. Recently refugees fleeing from Syria were on a small boat that capsized, and all of the people died. The body of a little boy washed up on the beaches of Europe. The US could help prevent this if they went into the small towns in the Middle East and helped the people in need to get refugee camps.