Since the attacks in Paris, there have been many controversial arguments regarding the process of admitting Syrian refugees in the United States. Many U.S. governors have argued refugees pose a major threat to national security.

The fundamental question is: Will America refuse refugee resettlement or help these innocent people?

Refugees approved to enter the United states must first go through a rigorous security screening process. According to The Guardian, the American embassy is mostly admitting women, children, and the most vulnerable Syrians.

The process of admitting refugees has become much more difficult since the Paris attacks. Homeland Security has implemented a severe and precise background screening before admitting any refugee since last month. According to The Guardian, America’s greatest comeback on admitting refugees is “based largely on the fear that a Paris-style attack could be replicated in America if the U.S. began to shoulder its burden of the refugee crisis.”

ISIS claims that the “Syrian Muslim refugees are traitors to the radical Islamic cause. It is correct for Muslims to leave the lands of Islam, but not vice versa.” The Atlantic says refugees have left their homes and families because of “the entrance of ISIS in Syria’s politics.”

Many have opposed American governors’ decisions to limit Syrian refugee resettlement, arguing it will just help prove ISIS’s argument that the West does not want to assist Syrian Muslims and leaving their only option as ISIS assistance. “For those who want to blame the attacks on Paris on refugees, you might want to get your facts straight; The reality is [ISIS] loathes that individuals are fleeing Syria for Europe. It undermines [Isis] message that it’s self-styled caliphate is a refuge” claimed analyst Aaron Zelin in a Blogspot post.

Shelly Pitterman from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees said, “Syrian and Iraqi refugees are the victims of terrorism, fleeing the same type of atrocities that we’ve recently witnessed—[The refugees have] rejected the ideology of extremism and share the common values of freedom and tolerance.”

Formerly, there have been specific limitations accounted for before admitting any refugees into the country.

But are they really necessary if Syrians are on our side? Should the American embassy eliminate refugees entering the country even if it makes ISIS stronger? What is the real reason behind American governors’ paradigm shift since the Paris attacks? Comment your thoughts below.