Skyler Tepedino - Canadians Adopted Refugee Families for a Year...Then came Month 13

Summary:

Canada has embraced and adopted the Syrian refugees like no other country, they were in for a nice run, but it would be hard at the end of that year. Some Canadians have adopted thousands of Syrian families giving them a new chance and helping them get on their feet again. They are only allowed to stay with them for one year and then they have to be let go and find their new path. As 2016 comes to an end and 2017 begins, the yearlong commitments begin to die, the new question now is "Month 13, when the Syrians would try to stand on their own." That was the common question the Canadians had when that time came. Liz Stark, a retired teacher, she adopted this family of four and took care of them and basically treated them as family. Even referred to them as grandparents, parents, and children. But this family's deadline was comping up soon and in two weeks the sponsorship agreement would sadly come to an end for them. They would no longer manage the newcomers' bank account and budget. Liz Stark got them an apartment and is now removing her name for the lease so now it is just theirs. S step closer into living on their own. One of her most crucial tasks was to make the Syrian family understand how the US bank system works and teaching them how to handle the American system. The Syrian family eventually settled in, but they did have thoughts of going back and not going through with the Canadian lifestyle.

Analysis:

Overall reading this article it made my heart sad. The Syrian family almost went back to the horrid place they just came from because some people aren't open to something new which made them afraid. But when I meet Canadians and after spending a week with them, really showed me how nice and welcoming they were to my family and I. Maybe the people they met or the area that they were in wasn't very nice and open to the fact that they are going to start living here. This can be tied back to when immigrants would escape from Iran or Iraq. The immigrants would have to stay with someone after they escaped or started running. They all needed a place to hide, and those people who let them into their homes are very giving people. That probably impacted and helped their lives out so much, and that is what the Canadians are doing. This story had so many emotions happy and sad ones. But in the end the Syrian family turned out well and they are off to a new start and a new life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/25/world/canada/syrian-refugees.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0