Posted on 11/17/2015 4:42:33 PM PST by markomalley
The State Department said Tuesday that it believes state governors have little say over whether they will house refugees from Syria or anywhere else in the world, and that once they arrive, refugees can choose to live in any state they want.
"They can ultimately choose wherever they want to go," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters.
The question of refugee rights has come up as many governors have said they would refuse people from Syria, over fears that members of the Islamic State may try to slip in posing as refugees. One of the Paris attackers entered France that way.
The Obama administration has said it would make no changes to its plan to take up to 10,000 Syrian refugees this year. Toner said under current law, any refugee who land in the U.S. is "protected by the Constitution and federal law."
Refugees must apply to be permanent residents, but the are able to live where they want.
"He or she is also free to move anywhere in the country, although certain state benefits may be available to the refugees only in the state of resettlement," he said. "So, pick your state, wherever he or she may be resettled in, if they decide to leave that state, it may affect ... some of the funding that they get from that state."
Toner said the federal government works with various groups around the country to recommend and "coordinate" placement for refugees.
"Working with these local groups or local NGOs throughout the country, we try to, frankly, balance a multitude of factors on where are the best place," he said.
But he said if a state objects to placement decisions, there's little they can do other than to refuse federal funding aimed at helping to defray the costs.
"They wouldn't have access to that funding," he said.
Legal experts have said they agree that there's little states can do to stop the federal government from placing refugees in their states, even if they disagree.
Obama pushes and pushes and pushes. He wants resistance; the states should now be working together to forcefully neutralize the enemy agent in the White House.
I see the Democrats are scattering to the hills on this one. What, are they worried about the wrath of the voting public next November?
It is way, way past time to cut the civilian side of the federal government back down to size.
I think about 10% of the current size might be a good start.
These arrogant bastards think they own the country and that we are here to serve them.
The federal government should handle defense, run a court system and deliver the mail. They should do nothing else.
And I’m really not sure they can handle the mail.
The Obama Administration is like a 3-year old searching for its boundaries. It found none with Congress, now its looking to see if it can repeat its success with the Governors.
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Pitchforks.
I thought it was bad when 40% of Americans hate their country. Now it seems the federali government hates America too.
“Obama pushes and pushes and pushes. He wants resistance”
How else will he be able to justify declaring martial law?
What ever happened to:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
The state that accepted them should be forced to pay all money owed by the refugee to the new state.
The federal government is out of control. A revolution or civil war appears inevitable. God, how I hate what the Obastard has done to my country.
Same “refugee” vowed attacks on DC next to State Department, but.... they learned well with Hillary to take it like champions: what difference will it make!
By that logic, we states than then also tell them to go where we want them to go. If Muslim, that place is hell.
It’s way past time for Revolution II, and if it happens, I sincerely hope that ALL liberals are afraid.
Very afraid.
Except that the states can not give them welfare...
Obama administration: “ The states have no rights that the Federal government is bound to respect. The Constitution? That old thing? Nahh!”
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