This research question is interesting to me because the world is currently struggling in one of the largest displacements of human beings since the Second World War. Throughout this struggle many humanitarian rights have been neglected, and people have no control over their situation and are left to the mercy of humanitarian aid which is incapable of handling the masses currently presented. My belief is that if we give these people the opportunity to work and improve their situation they will easily improve the situation of where they are placed by providing products and services and forming strong local economies. This question affects my values because I feel that people are responsible for helping others. I believe that people must do everything in their power to give another person an equal chance at success. These are real human beings and they must be treated as such. My goal is to make people see the refugees as humans with families that are attempting to just seek out a better life. While never having come in direct contact with a refugee from Syria, I have had friends whom are refugees of countries such as Bosnia and others. I have found that these families have been moderately successful with some even opening their own family owned businesses. The qualification that I have in order to write about this will be my status as a student of education. As a student, it is my responsibility to acquire greater knowledge so therefore I can be expected to do the upmost amount of research in order to develop a possible and practical solution.  


The article claims that action must be taken in order to maintain some sort of balance in the Middle Eastern countries that have taken in a large influx of refugees. The population increase can be from anywhere between 10 to 25 percent in the host country. This population causes a large strain on the infrastructure of the country due to the influx of people utilizing the infrastructure. Residents of these countries whom are starting to feel the burden of these refugees are becoming less receptive. Countries have repealed free health care and are charging the refugees now.

The article puts a stake on the economy of the countries that are taking in the refugees. It is being strained and in order to form a more sustainable solution, something must be done in order to allow the refugees some sort of life. The article puts a stake on the residents of the country whom are taking higher rents and fallen wages, thus suffering due to some of these refugees. The values of the article is that it cares for the native residents of the host country who are starting to bear lower standards of living.

The purpose of this article is mainly informative so it does not present any solutions but states that something must be done in order to ensure peace and tranquility. The authors are prestigious faculty of Ivy League schools and that speaks volumes of their credibility. The article is, however, focused on countries on the Middle East and not the United States so the information must be used to compare and not represent. 


The article presents the solution to the labor problems in Jordan as the Syrian Refugees. The article then goes into the details that a large majority of the countries, who are undertaking the problem of the Syrian refugees, are actually expected to grow in Gross Domestic Product. The fear native residents have is that the refugees will take jobs, however, the refugees could actually be expected to bring jobs to the country or fulfill non-skilled labor. The author, John Cassidy, uses information from The Pairs-based Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, The World Bank, and The International Monetary Fund whom forecast that most countries who have accepted refugees are expected to grow in GDP, which is Gross Domestic Product.  

The major interest the article has is that the refugees who are coming into these countries in mass are actually helping the economy. They are fulfilling the need for non-skilled labor which many native educated residents are refusing and therefore creating a better economy in which the refugees are able to help themselves. John Cassidy values helping the refugees by providing information to native residents in an effort to convince them to help the refugees.

The article could be slightly biased due to the fact that this author is writing for a newspaper. However, as an experienced member and contributor to the newspaper, he does maintain some credibility as an experienced reporter. This article does focus on Jordan though so the information would have to be looked as from an American standpoint.


The article presents a solution to the Syrian refugee crises, which is that the Syrian refugees could be used in order to transform a country such as Jordan into an industrial country. The refugees are a huge source of human capital and they can be exploited in order to create a positive economic society. The authors inform the reader that over one million refugees have entered Jordan, which is a population increase of almost 25% due to Jordan having a population of four million.

The article has the interest to help the country which is hosting the refugees by taking advantage of their presence. If the refugees are given the right to work then they would no longer need to be cared for by the government that is hosting them. More so they could actually help the government and the local residents that live there by creating jobs and a better society. The authors value the mutually beneficial situation, which that both the host country, Jordan, could benefit and the refugees would advance from having a place to live and restart their lives.

The authors are published in a law journal making the information they are presenting credible from an academic standpoint. There is obvious bias that the refugees can easily just impact the economy in an immediate positive manner. Also, the entry is written for other countries than the United States, making the information viable but not entirely accurate for the United States situation. 

The research question is arguable because some people may not believe that the refugees will positively impact the economy and will instead just take money from the resident's pockets. Some of the agreements I have found among the sources is that the refugees would be able to fill the labor gap that many countries are experiencing for non-skilled labor. The disagreement among the sources was how big of an immediate impact the refugees have on the local infrastructure and how long the refugees would be able to make a difference. One thing all the sources agree on is that the current policy is non-sustainable and something must be done. The different perspectives affect my own by just forcing me to comprehend the different factors that go into this discussion. I might revise my research question by possibly not focusing on the United States but rather the countries who are already impacted by this Syrian refugee process. 

