Antelope High School

Home of the Titans

Principal, John Becker
Phone: (916)782-6565 ext. 1047

Eric Yakuta
7801 Titan Drive
Antelope Ca, 95843

Governor Jerry Brown

c/o State Capital, Suite 1173
Sacramento, Ca 95814

To Whom It May Concern:

WeallunderstandtheglobalissueaboutSyria'smoderndaycivilwarbutasanationstillstruggleto
unravelaclearconclusiontowhetherornotopenourhandstomoreinnocentpeople.MynameisEricYakuta
andi'masixteenyearoldboywholivesinAmerica.TheU.S.hasthepowerandwealthtoaidmoreSyrian
refugees,politiciansandhierarchalU.S.authoritiestakeintoconsiderationhowthesedecisionswillplayout
frombothsidesoftheplate.SourcesstatethatAmericamightbebringingin10,000SyrianRefugees.
Nevertheless,thiscancauseanoutpourofmanyconsequencesduetotheregiontheycomefromandtheir
culturalvaluesandbeliefsthatarefardifferentfromours.Thus,IdisagreeinbringinginmoreSyrianrefugees.

TheSyrianwarhascausedover470,000wardeaths,70,000victimslackofadequatehealthservices
andmedicine(IanBlack).Noting,thatthiswarhasbeengoingonfor5yearsnow.Thecrisisleadmany
SyrianstofleeintoothercountriessuchasGermany,Sweden,andFrance.Whichiscausingminorproblems
withinthecountriesandinreturnbringingmoreattentiontotheaidingsituationAmericaiswillingto
undertake.

AccordingthetheFBI,wewon'tevenbeabletovetalltherefugeescomingin.Manybelievethatthe
comingrefugeeswillnotcauseanydisturbanceandbelikethestandardcivilizedAmericancivilian.However
thismaybefalse.AstudyattheWZBBerlinsocialsciencecenter,portrayedwhereMuslimsinsixother
countries,suchasGermanyandSwedenwereinterviewed.Thestudyfoundthat66%ofeuropeanMuslims
wantSharialawtobethelawoftheland(muslimstatistics.worldpress.com).AnotherpollbytheArabcenterfor
researchandandpolicystudiesfound,13%ofSyrianrefugeeswhoaresupposedlyfleeingfromISISactually
haveapositiveperspectiveofISIS.Explainingwhyweseesomanyterroristicactshappeningintheeuropean
countries,thatareproactivelylettinginmorerefugee.WhenlookingatatheplacestheSyrianrefugeecome
from,mainlyfromahistorywithnodemocracyand,nohistoryofhumanrightswhichareattributesthatmay
leadtoculturalclashesthatweseetodayhappeninginEuropeancountries.

Conclusion:

4635 Elverta Road, Antelope, CA 95843

 Antelope High School
Home of the Titans
Principal, John Becker
Phone: (916)782-6565 ext. 1047

Therefore,concludingmyopiniononnotlettinginmorerefugee.HoweverIstillbelievewecanhelp
theSyrianpeopleinmanyotherways.Thankyouforreadingthisletter.
Sincerely,

Eric Yakuta
Antelope High School Student
Respectful. Responsible. Proud
GO TITANS!

4635 Elverta Road, Antelope, CA 95843