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Opinion: empathy for Syrian refugees
The Syrian and American flags intertwined. (Illustration by Thomas Baldwin).Erica Webb - Opinions Columnist
ewebb1@uab.com
Hope, hardship, home. 2016: a year filled with promise for many people like the 10,000 Syrian refugees escaping the horrors of ISIL who will soon find their new homes in America.
They will not be the first to do so—several current UAB students are among thousands of Syrian refugees who have relocated to the U.S. since the civil war against Assad’s maniacal regime broke out in 2011. However, not everyone is eager to join the welcome party, to say the least. New year, same fear.
