On The Spot: Students react to Syrian refugee situation

“I don’t see why they should segregate Syrian refugees instead of all refugees. If they’re going to segregate Syrian refugees then they should just cut off the border. If they’ve accepted the refugees then they should keep them. There’s no reason for keeping someone out, if they’re already accepted into the country, for their race.”

“I understand the worry people have about allowing refugees into the country and what they may do, but, to me, there are other countries who are in need. Most of the Syrian refugees are families. They’re kids who just want peace, so I think since we have the means we should help them out.”

“I think that the USA should do more checks on the refugees that they let into the country, or they should either strengthen their security or close their borders down. I think that the refugees should be required to provide paperwork, and they should be searched by security to see if they have any association with ISIS based on their online activity."

“I think that American politics concerning Syrian refugees is definitely going to take interest and will probably be a lot more cautious about who we let into the country, although I hope we are still able to help those in need as America has in the past. I think we should be more cautious and do more research about who we are letting into the country. Just different kind of checks to make should t...

“I think that it shouldn’t change how we allow Syrian refugees into the country because we need to recognize that most Syrians are not involved in ISIS, and they aren’t Muslim extremists. Most of them are just simple Muslims which are very peaceful people, so I think that we should recognize that a lot of these people want to escape this dangerous country in the face of terror. Most Muslims a...