Syrian Refugees by Kera Mickus

          In the wake of attacks on the people in Paris, many US governors have become worried about Syrian Refugees settling in their states, presumably fearing another planned attack in the US boundaries. "At least 23 governors, expressing fears about terrorism, are taking action — through executive order, a request to federal officials or some other means — to prevent Syrian refugees from settling in their states," Mary Troyan, USA Today.  Almost half of state's leaders (including our one and only Texas) have found that the thought of outsiders settling in is a little - or by all, means, without lying - is extremely uncomfortable, given the present circumstances. "Their stand in the name of public safety began Sunday and escalated quickly Monday, igniting a debate over whether states even have the power to refuse people based on their nationality." This plan to refuse refugees a place to live, if temporarily, at most, is controversial, especially given the fact that 22 of the 23 governors refusing entrance are Republican, exception being Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire.
          This situation with denying people the ability to move into an area for politic reasons isn't new (the situation, nor the topic). The debate about Syrian refugees has been a controversial topic for many years now, as it is both a possible threat to security, population control, and limiting resources. I see that the attacks on Paris have become a scapegoat for politicians to reason that it is for the benefit of national security and people's lives to continue as they have, without mixing in another threat. Our leader's, using their power to speak for our state as a whole, have decided that the people in Syria are a variable once inside our US limits, and to avoid another attack, we must cut them out entirely.
          This relates to the issue of slavery becoming an economic priority in the new territories the US gained during the mid 1800s. Plantation owners were at their wealthiest times, cotton was "king" and many southerners and even northerners believed that spreading slavery in the new territories would greatly benefit the economy, given the overuse and tilling of their own land. Others however, noticed that the plantation system was not only, excuse me, morally defiling and a sick misuse of power over a group of people simply due their differing nationality, but that this economic system was, simply, being overused. Especially given that at the time, many rebellions and attacks were becoming popular as a form of protesting this system. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/11/16/alabama-refuses-syrian-refugees-paris-terror-attack/75857924/