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.
Jindal has said no?
What baffles me is if the states had the option all along to refuse, why didn’t they before? It is not very hard to figure out how these things end. Look at Minnesota, where so many Somalis were brought in by the churches.
"Angola bans Islam and shuts down all mosques across the country it 'clashes with Christianity'" [From 2013]
We need to do this here.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3359918/posts/posts
“Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values,” [Obama] said.
NOT slamming the door would be a betrayal of our citizens AND a VIOLATION of the Constitutional mandate on the feds to stop invasion and threats of invasion by our enemies.
We don’t care about Obama’s “values.” He’s in the WH to PRESERVE, PROTECT, and DEFEND the Constitution of the U.S. REGARDLESS of his values.
Pretty soon only Martha’s Vineyard and The Hamptons will be left to take them.....
100 U.S. cities beg Obama for more Muslim refugees
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3355979/posts
New York Senator Wants to Take in 1.5 Million Muslim Migrants
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3359846/posts
nothing but LIES come from this administration ....
THERE IS NO WAY TO VET SYRIAN OR ANY OTHER MIDDLE EASTERN “REFUGEE”
why are we not taking CHRISTIAN REFUGEES
this is just another way OBAMA CAN SCREW AMERICA ... that his all it is..
HE IS ONE OF THEM..... NOT ONE OF US
Aside from sitting around collecting welfare and plotting to murder us, what does 0bama and his lib morons think these goatf*****s are going to do?
“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.
Let's get Florida added to the list, see info on state board posted by seekthetruth:
Office Of Governor Rick Scott
400 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-488-7146 (leave a message)
http://www.flgov.com/contact-gov-scott/email-the-governor/
Kind of like closing the WWII Memorial to veterans?
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Add Illinois to that list too.
Just saw a headline it is now eight states- anyone know who joined reality?
Yet so many are still taken in by this “refugee” lie.
All, with the possible exception of Abbott, said this knowing they’ll reverse course as soon as pressure comes. A letter from Walmart, at Tweet from Apple, a NYT’s article, all of these are levers that move GOP governors.
My beloved Hildy, looks like you got some work. :)
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