The Syrian Refugee Crisis

As we're all aware, Syria has been engaged in a heated civil war for the past couple years that has ravaged it's economy as well as it's population. As a result, many groups of refugees have fled and are looking for safety in countries abroad. The issue is that not everybody is willing to pull their weight. America, for instance, has been trying to bar all refugees from the regions through actions like the travel ban while the UK is also trying to shift towards a more protectionist policy with their vote to pull out of the EU. As a result of these countries acting solely in self interest…