Posted on 11/16/2015 9:47:39 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
"Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values," [Obama] said.
Six Republican governors have announced that Syrian refugees won't be allowed to resettle in their states in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley issued statements Sunday saying that they wanted to prioritize the safety of the residents in their states. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a GOP presidential candidate; Arkansas Gov. Gov. Asa Hutchinson; and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence joined them on Monday.
"Michigan is a welcoming state and we are proud of our rich history of immigration," Snyder said, according to the Detroit Free Press. "But our first priority is protecting the safety of our residents."
The governor had previously said he was working with the Obama administration on plans to resettle Syrian refugees, with at least 200 already relocated by one agency, according to the newspaper.
Snyder said his state wouldn't allow for any Syrian refugees until the Department of Homeland Security reviewed its procedures for accepting migrants, according to the Free Press.
Alabama currently has a single refugee processing center, in Mobile, approved by the State Department, but it hasn't relocated any Syrian refugees, according to Bentley's office.
“The acts of terror committed over the weekend are a tragic reminder to the world that evil exists and takes the form of terrorists who seek to destroy the basic freedoms we will always fight to preserve," Bentley said in his statement.
"I will not place Alabamians at even the slightest, possible risk of an attack on our people," he added.
"The threat posed to Texas by ISIS is very real," Abbott wrote in a letter Monday urging President Obama to halt his plans, pointing to a foiled ISIS-inspired plot in Garland, Texas, in May, among other incidents.
"A Syrian 'refugee' appears to have been part of the Paris terror attack. American humanitarian compassion could be exploited to expose Americans to similar deadly danger," Abbott wrote.
"All departments, budget units, agencies, offices, entities, and officers of the executive branch of the State of Louisiana are authorized and directed to utilize all lawful means to prevent the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the State of Louisiana while this Order is in effect," Jindal wrote in an executive order issued Monday.
"The Louisiana State Police, upon receiving information of a Syrian refugee already relocated within the State of Louisiana, are authorized and directed to utilize all lawful means to monitor and avert threats within the State of Louisiana," he added.
"As Governor I will oppose Syrian refugees being relocated to Arkansas," Hutchinson tweeted.
"Indiana has a long tradition of opening our arms and homes to refugees from around the world but, as governor, my first responsibility is to ensure the safety and security of all Hoosiers," Pence wrote in a statement. "Unless and until the state of Indiana receives assurances that proper security measures are in place, this policy will remain in full force and effect."
A top aide to Obama said Sunday that the Obama administration still plans to allow 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. over the next year despite the Paris attacks.
"We had very robust vetting procedures for those refugees," White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said on Fox News.
"There are women and children, orphans of this war, and I think we need to do our part along with our allies to provide them a safe haven," Rhodes added.
The plan to allow the Syrian refugees into the U.S. has faced fresh criticism after the attack that left 129 dead and hundreds more injured. At least one suspect reportedly slipped into France among asylum seekers.
Obama maintained during remarks earlier Monday at the G-20 meeting in Turkey that the U.S. would continue to accept the refugees, including Syrians, only after "rigorous" security screenings.
"Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values," he said.
The Vineyard doesn’t want them. Massachusetts says NO!
GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson says he’s asking Congress to stop plan for US to accept 45,000 Syrian refugees, saying ‘there is simply no way to vet these refugees’ - @NBCNews
I have been in Texas since 1977, Abbott is the best governor of Texas that I have seen. I knew he’d side with the people of Texas! Thank you Governor Abbott.
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Just called Butch Otter's office, Idaho Governor and the guy said, "We're taking a tally, we're getting a high volume of calls and we're going to pass it on to the Governor."
Online polls in Tennessee: FoxNashville 85% stop them, and Tennesseean 70% stop them. Waiting to hear from the governor.
Governors of these states spoke out against settlement:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
Texas
Wisconsin
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/16/us-states-to-turn-away-syrian-refugees.html
So will we see Sandoval follow suit or dance to Harry Reid’s tune?
Heavy pressure on Gov. Haslam Rino in TN.
I say test anybody who wants to stay must live with a pig in there house. The true nutball mooslems wouldn’t do this. Only the Muslims by birth only would do so. And a diet with lots of bacon.
Tn. will mark 1/3 of the states, I predict it will go to 2/3 within a week.
Email sent.
Good sign
The list may include California soon. DiFi is scared.
The Obama administration is going to shove ISIS down the throats of these republican states.
Eight states now? That leaves 44 or 46 if you use Obama figures.
“NASHVILLE — A Tennessee lawmaker plans to ask Gov. Bill Haslam this week to work to “suspend all efforts” to settle Syrian refugees in the state following last Friday’s terror attacks in Paris.
Rep. Sheila Butt, R-Columbia, is asking colleagues in an email to sign a letter in an effort to persuade fellow Republican Haslam to agree in the wake of the attacks which according to news accounts killed at least 129 people....”
Yes, he will try.
I’m suprises to see MA on the list. P I expected to see at least ME, NH is a nice addition.
But it’s such a nice place and a 3 mile swim to the mainland. Great place to keep an eye on them.
Walker: 'Wisconsin will not accept new Syrian refugees'
MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Scott Walker said in a statement Monday the state of Wisconsin "will not accept new Syrian refugees."
Walker said his first priority is to protect citizens, and that he has concerns about the Obama Administration's plan to accept 10,000 or more Syrian refugees.
"In consultation with out Adjutant General, who also serves as my Homeland Security Advisor, it is clear that the influx of Syrian refugees poses a threat," Walker said in the statement. "The state of Wisconsin will not accept new Syrian refugees.".........
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