Posted on 12/01/2015 1:05:08 PM PST by Enlightened1
Since the start of the Syria's civil war in the spring of 2011, the U.S. has admitted 2,311 Syrian refugees and resettled them in 36 different states.
According to data from the State Department's Refugee Processing Center the top three destinations for Syrian refugees since the beginning of the conflict are California, Texas, and Michigan.
From March 15, 2011 through December 1, 2015, California received the most (261) Syrian refugees, Texas received the second most with 242, and Michigan has received the third most with 217.
Other states that have received Syrian refugees since March 2011 include: Arizona (182), Illinois (170), Pennsylvania (161), Florida (142), Kentucky (101), New Jersey (99), Ohio (89), Massachusetts (72), Georgia (69), North Carolina (56), New York (55), Connecticut (51), Maryland (43), Tennessee (42), Indiana (39), Washington (38), Idaho (37), Missouri (29), Virginia (26), Colorado (18), Louisiana (14), Utah (12), Kansas (8), Nevada (8), Minnesota (7), New Mexico (6), Oregon (6),New Hampshire (3), Oklahoma (3), Wisconsin (2), Arkansas (1), Maine (1), and West Virginia (1).
The Obama administration plans to resettle at least 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. by the end of fiscal year 2016, which started in October. As of Tuesday the Obama administration has resettled 438 Syrian refugees in the U.S. this fiscal year. The top receiving states this fiscal year has been California (53), Arizona (42), Pennsylvania (40), Kentucky (38), Ohio (37), Texas (35), Florida (31), and Michigan (30).
The resettlement of Syrian refugees in the U.S. has been under increased scrutiny following the November 13 Islamic State terrorist attacks in Paris. In addition to the concerns voiced by top officials about the lack of data to fully vet the refugees coming to the U.S., at least two of the terrorists gained access to Europe by posing as Syrian refugees.
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Sowing the Hydra’s teeth
Exactly!
It only took 8 to shut down Paris. Imagine what 80 could do.
How about 800?
Only those who hate the U.S. would admit these hordes of Syrians. They hate us, and their culture is incompatible with ours. They surely will not be defending the Constitution, but only great chaos. We saw what happened in Paris. The only one to benefit from this is ISIS. They are getting rid of those who oppose them, and they are getting their own people into the U.S.
Where in Texas? Maybe we need to start a neighborhood watch in their place.
Trump. .
And wait until they start yelling about pork and Christmas.
Yup, and one day in the near future, an Imam, or Obama will mention a single verse from the Quran and all hell will break loose!
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
East Lansing, Detroit, Pontiac in Michigan. How the hell are they getting here? Snyder said we wouldn’t accept them.
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