Rogerian Argument: America and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

In the five years since Syria erupted into civil war, an estimated nine million Syrians have fled the country. While the majority of displaced Syrians have remained in Middle Eastern countries, several million have mad their way to Europe. European countries, such as Germany, Sweden, and France, have taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees (from not only Syria, but North Africa and other Middle Eastern countries). In the United States, our government has admitted less than 3,000 refugees. And President Obama's proposal to admit up to 10,000 has met with strong GOP resistance. On the campaign trail, the top two contenders of each party have addressed the crisis and their differences have been stark. Republican candidates have taken a hard line approach (usually citing security concerns) against additional, or even any, refugees. Democrats, on the other hand, have expressed a willingness to vastly increase their numbers, arguing that doing so is representative of core American values. Further complicating this debate are fresh terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, worrying an already skeptical American public. What is to be done? With no end in sight for the Syrian conflict, what should be America's role in the refugee crisis? Using a Rogerian Argument, propose a solution that bridges the divide on this debate.

All evidence to support your solution should comes from the following sources (use a minimum of four):

1. "The Arguments Against Syrian Refugees Sound a Lot Like the Arguments Against Jewish Refugees Before WWII" (Fusion)
2. "It is Time to Stop Accepting Syrian Refugees in America" (The Blaze)
3. "Republicans to Obama: Keep Syrian Refugees Out" (CNN) 
4. "Ted Cruz's religious Test for Syrian Refugees" (New Yorker) 
5. "Donald Trump" Syrian Refugees a 'Trojan Horse'" (CNN)
6. "Hillary Clinton Weighs in on Syrian Refugee Crisis" (CBS News)
7. "The Case for a Refugee Pause" (Chicago Tribune) 
8. "To Undermine ISIS, We Should Welcome Syrian Refugees" (Newsweek)
   
9. "Turning Away Refugees Won't Fight terrorism, and Might Make it Worse" (Wired)
10. "Bernie Sanders: We Will Not Turn Our Back on Syrian Refugees" (Politico)
11. "Here's What Republicans Don't Get About Syrian Refugees" (Mother Jones)
12. "Why is the US Not Doing More to Help Syrian Refugees?" (Newsweek)
13. "The Case for Accepting Syrian Refugees" (Wall Street Journal) 
14. "I'm Not Offering My Home to a Syrian Refugee. That Doesn't Make Me Evil" (Daily Telegraph)
15. "Europe is making a Fatal Mistake" (National Review) 

For more details on the Syrian conflict, see BBC News' "Syria: The Story of the Conflict"

Requirements:

• MLA Style
• 3 pages in length
• Works cited page (4 sources minimum)

Due: Th 4.7