In an article written by Elizabeth Redden, posted on Inside Higher Ed, discusses the position college campuses are in following Trumps decision to temporarily ban entry of refugees into the United States for 120 days. The executive order also indefinitely bans refugees from Syria and cuts the number of refugees entering the United States from 110,000 to 50,000. Schools like Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania, Agnes Scott College in Georgia, and Guilford in North Carolina have started programs that can house and provide for refugee families, in an attempt to help transitioning to the United States easier on them. A man by the name of Charlie Rinehimer, the head of Northampton's biology department said, "We were ready to go yesterday, but this beat us to it". Programs like these not only take refugees from all over the world. The families are provided homes, furniture, and money for groceries – anything they need to get up on their feet. Many of the schools incorporate these programs into their class syllabi, using participation for credit and volunteer hours.
In the second article, author Bill Frelick discusses the issues in regards to President Trump's travel ban against seven primarily Muslim countries. Frelick, director of Human Rights Watch's refugee program, asks the question of whether or not Trump's ban is "constitutional". In this article it's debated whether or not Trump is "establishing a preference for Christians and against Muslims in U.S. immigration and refugee policies". It was pointed out that the in Syria, Christian refugees are not allowed in and have been punished for their religion. But if a person were Muslim then they would be allowed in. Trump said, "But they were chopping off the heads of everybody but more so the Christians. And I thought it was very, very unfair. So, we are going to help them". The article continues to break down what each statement means and gives statistics that help shed more light on the situation.
Work Cited
Redden, Elizabeth. "'Every Campus a Refuge,' but Can Refugees Come?" Inside Higher Ed. N.p., 15 Feb. 2017. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
Redlick, Bill. "The U.S. Does Not Shortchange Christian Refugees: HRW." News Deeply. Refugees Deeply, 15 Feb. 2017. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
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