Refugee Rhetoric

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     Lately there has been a lot of unrest in Syria with the ISIS bombings there and a lot of Syrians have sought refugee in places like Europe and America.  However, many of these countries are closing their doors to Syrian refugees because they are concerned that terrorists will get into their country under the false pretense of needing shelter.  Even though America has always been seen as an open door to immigrants, they are closing their door on Syrian refugees.
     This cartoon is addressing American's against refugees coming to America, which is against American philosophy.  It is also shows how the country was founded by pilgrims escaping religious persecution, yet now we are not going to accept Syrians who are also suffering from religious persecution.  This is exemplified with a differing message and purpose.  The message is that we are restricting refugees from the Middle East because of terrorist attacks and subsequent threats.  The purpose wants us to rethink our attitude towards accepting refugees and consider our history and wonder where we would be if Indians had not accepted the first pilgrims when they were escaping religious persecution.  The reader must understand the story of Thanksgiving and what is happening in the Middle East right now to fully understand the cartoon and the purpose of it.