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Obama: It's illegal for states to refuse Syrian refugees
Arutz Sheva ^ | 26/11/15 | Ben Ariel

Posted on 11/25/2015 9:47:11 PM PST by Eleutheria5

The Obama administration on Wednesday reminded state officials across the country that states do not have legal authority to refuse to accept Syrian refugees, reports The Associated Press (AP).

The reminder from the White House came amid a growing controversy over the plan to accept Syrian refugees, in the wake of the discovery of a Syrian passport near the body of one assailant in the Paris attacks.

No less than 24 states announced earlier this week they would block the program to resettle Syrian migrants within their borders, though White House officials defended the current refugee program.

Later, the House of Representatives approved a resolution which aims to block administration plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming year. President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the legislation.

On Wednesday, the Office of Refugee Resettlement said in a letter to state resettlement officials that states may not deny benefits and services to refugees based on a refugee's country of origin or religious affiliation.

States that do not comply with the requirement would be breaking the law and could be subject to enforcement action, including suspension or termination of the federally funded program, according to the letter, signed by the director of the federal resettlement office, Robert Carey, and quoted by AP.

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: illegal; obama; refugees; states
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To: Eleutheria5

Isn’t there something wrong about the President expressing a position about a legal matter that hasn’t been fully decided in the courts? It’s like he’s telling corrupted judges how to rule on the issue.


41 posted on 11/26/2015 12:10:17 AM PST by grania
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To: Amendment10

Great post!


42 posted on 11/26/2015 12:11:36 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Eleutheria5

obama now owns any deaths done by muslim refugees he let into the country


43 posted on 11/26/2015 12:15:40 AM PST by RginTN
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To: Eleutheria5

Bammy should stuff a joint back in his pie hole and sit back down, he embarasses himself daily at this stage of his reign.

Sometimes I wonder if he has much of a grip on reality at this point.


44 posted on 11/26/2015 12:16:13 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Never bring a lawyer to a gun fight. Your bluff will be called every time.


45 posted on 11/26/2015 12:48:51 AM PST by justa-hairyape (The use of the name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Eleutheria5

FUBO


46 posted on 11/26/2015 12:55:37 AM PST by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: Charles Martel
Those "charities' that serve as fedgov's immigrant pipeline have to register with the states as corporations, even non-profits. Investigate them and suspend their charters *now*, followed by cease & desist notifications served on their agents of process.

Those "charities" get some heavy duty Federal Funding. They aren't the people funded entities they would have those who do donate believe.

47 posted on 11/26/2015 1:02:43 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: This_far; Blue Jays

How about “yellow feather” for him?


48 posted on 11/26/2015 1:05:04 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Eleutheria5

It is illegal for the pud Obutthole to make immigration law. He should be ignored by states.


49 posted on 11/26/2015 1:06:36 AM PST by jospehm20
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To: kvanbrunt2

No federal funding? Have my employer to stop fed taxes for me. I will do it on my own.


50 posted on 11/26/2015 1:07:54 AM PST by o-n-money (We should rename California to Newer Mexico.)
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To: Smokin' Joe

Somewhere along my lifeline, I got the impression that the white feather was more insulting than the yellow feather.

It would be an interesting topic perhaps but being an open board, some college kid might wander from his safe corral and read it...

Wouldn’t want FR showing up on the nightly thingy being accused of shutting down the higher education system.


51 posted on 11/26/2015 1:14:31 AM PST by This_far
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To: Eleutheria5

What the states should say to Obama: “Bite me Muslim-boy!”


52 posted on 11/26/2015 1:30:18 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Jim from C-Town

“States to Obama: So what, you never follow the law, why should we?”

Bingo!


53 posted on 11/26/2015 1:52:25 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Eleutheria5

Hussein’s little tirades are the fumblings and graspings of a lame duck fascist.

He will eventually lose this battle. Big.


54 posted on 11/26/2015 2:21:26 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: Eleutheria5
States that do not comply with the requirement would be breaking the law and could be subject to enforcement action

Oh, kinda like sanctuary cities?

55 posted on 11/26/2015 2:46:08 AM PST by Zack Attack
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To: kvanbrunt2

The problem is that if a state refuses to accept Federal money for refugee resettlement, the Feds can just give that money to an NGO for the same purpose. And the Feds give the refugee legal status in the US.


56 posted on 11/26/2015 2:53:30 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Jim from C-Town

States can require their local businesses to register their federal taxes in trust to the state.

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This.

The Admiral.


57 posted on 11/26/2015 4:07:16 AM PST by admiral52
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To: Eleutheria5

The Feds have the power to bring them here. They do NOT have the power to force states to take them in. If all fifty states refuse, there is still plenty of Federal territory (DC included). Sorry, King Bammy, but your pronouncements are once again utterly incorrect.


58 posted on 11/26/2015 4:11:39 AM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Eleutheria5

He forgot to remind those states they are racist for doing so.


59 posted on 11/26/2015 4:13:12 AM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: Eleutheria5

This Texan says “Yo, ‘Bama! Go **** yourself!”


60 posted on 11/26/2015 4:25:44 AM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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