Posted on 01/10/2020 1:39:27 PM PST by rhett october
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has told the Trump administration that he doesn't want his state to participate in the federal government's refugee resettlement program, making his state the first to opt out.
On Friday, Abbott told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that "Texas cannot consent to initial refugee resettlement" for fiscal year 2020, saying that the state already has enough on its plate to deal with.
"In addition to accepting refugees all these years, Texas has been left by Congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system," Abbot's explains.
Additionally, he wrote that "the state and nonprofit organizations have a responsibility to dedicate available resources to those who are already here, including refugees, migrants and the homeless — indeed, all Texans."
Abbot also said that his decision does not stop any refugees from coming to the United States or stop refugees from later moving to Texas after being first settled in another state.
Under an executive order issued by President Donald Trump last year, states have to affirm in writing that they wish to opt into the federal refugee resettlement program.
The order, which the White House announced in September says that, "with limited exceptions, the Federal Government, as an exercise of its broad discretion concerning refugee placement accorded to it by the Constitution and the Immigration and Nationality Act, should resettle refugees only in those jurisdictions in which both the State and local governments have consented to receive refugees under the Department of State's Reception and Placement Program."
At a rally in Minnesota in October, Trump touted the executive order, telling voters "You should be able to decide what is best for your own cities and for your own neighborhoods, and that's what you have the right to do right now."
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STOP CONGOLESE BEING DROPPED OFF IN SAN ANTONIO
Lol. Let’s hope we can still travel from state to state.
The minute trump would try to stop it, some Obama judge, most likely a woman, would start it back immediately.
Saying it and doing it,l are two very different things.
Somalia refugees will flip Minnesota, Georgia and Maine.
And that’s just one foreign country of “refugees”.
Because refugees are easier to control by Globalists and Dem/GOP leftists than us patriotic bastards. With our monster trucks, Ameican flag, guns, hot women, football, BBQs and s--t. Ugh! Just makes me want to eat a granola bar and binge-watch The L Word!!!
Boom.
Step one, set the precedent.
Step two, ACT on it.
Nicely done, Texas, as usual.
Is it all on the Govervor? Trump made it so that “states” may opt out resettlement of refugees. But in Ohio the dumazz Republican Mike DeWine says bring em on! Holy Crap! Can’t we override his dumazz?>
Now we need to go ahead secede.
Nothing left for Texans in America. We are self sufficient and are a giver, not a taker,to the slush fund called the Federal Government.
Tired of having my tax money sent to DC, given to countries that want to kill us and then they launder part of it back to the politicians.
TEXAN FOR #TEXIT
Hell yeah
Ouch Pal,
.
Careful
I might move into
Your Neighbor Hood!
Same in MO.
(R) governor babbled something about humanitarian concerns. BS, I’d like to see his bank account.
Meanwhile, we inexplicably have refugees from Burma and the Congo in the middle of the country. Which of course makes about as much sense as the Somalis in MN and Maine.
Many thanks to Gov. Abbot. We have enough invaders from Mexico, Central America and California.
Another thing he has done is task the DPS to patrol the border area in support of the Border Patrol. Gov. Abbot and Lt. Gov. Patrick are on our side.
Is it all on the Govervor? Trump made it so that “states” may opt out resettlement of refugees. But in Ohio the dumazz Republican Mike DeWine says bring em on! Holy Crap! Can’t we override his dumazz?>
Thousands of Somalis in Columbus, Ohio. There is no way to get an accurate count, so anywhere from 80,000 to 100,000+ Somalis in Central Ohio.
Wow, that’s a lot. Didn’t know that.
Such insane policies.
I’m sure he’s taking the options that he can.
PING!
***** Keep Texas Texan!*****
Uh, aren’t you from New Jersey?
Texas is being overun with move-ins. I saw a Packers Nation sign on someone’s house.
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