Are you tiptoeing on your very own soil?

In result of the recent terrorist attack in Paris by the group of Isis, the people of America are on edge. Not only in anger of all of the tragic damage done to one of our allies, but also in fear of what is going to happen next, possibly in our own country. Plus, the recent refugee act of President Obama is only adding fuel to the fire; only about a week after the Paris attack, Obama let in over one hundred Egyptian, Jordanian, Iraqi, but mostly Syrian, refugees into Allentown, Pennsylvania. The refugees were given food, supplies, and medical care.

There are many different opinions surrounding the topic of whether the Syrian refugees are potentially dangerous or if they are completely innocent and not connected to terrorism whatsoever. Others are mainly focusing their opinions toward President Obama and his decision to bring them into our country in the first place, especially after the recent events just across the Atlantic. Keep in mind, many of the comments about him are highly negative, therefore, out of respect, none of them will be shared.

Although out of curiosity, I did go ahead and interview a WMC student, asking about her personal views on the issue. Sarah Dlouhy, a senior here at Central, had a very strong opinion on this topic.

Sarah honestly stated, “It is stupid because we have homeless people and veterans that are U.S. citizens, and deserve a house and care over foreigners.”

Unfortunately, the refugees themselves are feeling very unwelcomed, as well as misunderstood. Some of our citizens are in support of the refugees, peacefully protesting with great sympathy. On the opposite side of the spectrum, there are many people that are so disgusted with the idea of risking our country’s safety by letting in potential terrorists that they are not holding anything back; events have occurred in which Syrian people are being completely disrespected.

In the end, we must ask ourselves, should we focus on the risk… or the rescue?