Posted on 11/27/2015 1:29:15 PM PST by SeekAndFind
President Barack Obama has warned state governors that he will take enforcement action against them if they turn away Syrian refugees.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement noted that the U.S. government plans to resettle at least 10,000 Syrian refugees fleeing civil war and terrorism in the U.S. during 2016, but acknowledged that some state and local leaders have "expressed concerns" at the resettlement program.
"Accordingly, states may not categorically deny ORR-funded benefits and services to Syrian refugees," the letter from Wednesday read. "Any state with such a policy would not be in compliance with the State Plan requirements, applicable statutes, and their own assurances, and could be subject to enforcement action, including suspension and termination."
As many as 26 governors have said they are not on board with accepting Syrian refugees, citing security concerns, especially with the terror attacks in Paris earlier this month, where 130 people were killed.
A Bloomberg poll from last week suggested that more than half, or 53 percent of Americans, share the same concerns and would oppose taking in more Syrian refugees.
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Will just ONE governor have the guts to call his bluff? Nothing would do more damage to the Democrat Party than to see the Feds rolling in to enforce Syrian re-settlement.
and yet, the hue and cry on Free Republic is the dogma that Islam is a homogeneous entity.
your list belies that fact
There you go again with reality versus public folklore.
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