Hickenlooper welcomes refugees while other governors want them stopped

“You can’t pick up the phone and call Syria, and that’s one of the reasons why I said we won’t be able to take more refugees”, Rubio said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.

Abbott isn’t the only governor to close the door on refugees seeking shelter.

“Our nation and our state have a shared history of providing safe haven for those displaced by conflict, but the news surrounding the Paris terror attacks reminds us of the all-too-real security threats facing America”. “The Jewish community is particularly affected by the images of men, women and children forced to flee their homes only to find they are unwanted anyplace else”.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was quoted as telling talk radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday evening that not even “3-year-old orphans” should be let in among Syrian refugees.

In an emailed statement to The Associated Press, the Democratic governor says the state can help uphold America’s traditional role as a place of asylum while also protecting Californians.

Experts question whether governors have the legal authority to institute such bans.

Following the attacks in Paris, IL Governor Bruce Rauner has announced that the state will not accept any Syrian refugees.

Gov. Charlie Baker says he would have to know a lot more about the federal government’s vetting process before allowing more Syrian refugees into MA.

The governors of several states are calling for the temporary suspension of accepting new refugees. “The impact on people is going to be tragic and the impact on our reputation as a global humanitarian leader is also going to be tragic”. “And I urge you, as President, to halt your plans to allow Syrians to be resettled anywhere in the United States”.

The United States admitted 1,682 Syrian refugees in the federal fiscal year that ended September 30, a sharp jump from the 105 admitted a year earlier, while Europe is struggling with an influx of hundreds of thousands. “It would be incumbent on people to prove who they are so that we would be certain because we can’t be in a position of inviting the enemy in”, Kasich told Fox News on Sunday.

Schiff said there is always a few security risk when admitting refugees.

Gov. Mark Dayton isn’t objecting to the possible placement of Syrian refugees in his state as long as they undergo rigorous screening first. “The federal government is going to bring them in”. We also have to remember that many of these refugees are the victims of terrorism themselves, that’s what they’re fleeing.

Republican lawmaker Brian Babin, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, circulated a letter to the Republican House of Representatives leadership requesting that Obama’s plan be defunded as part of an upcoming spending bill.

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and 49 other Republicans sent a letter to the Obama administration asking that no Syrian refugees should be allowed in the state until security measures are improved.

Obama received support for his policy from Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, who all said at Saturday’s debate they would accept more than the 10,000, but only if properly screened. His spokesman, Devon Puglia, said the administration is continuing to work with federal officials and await guidance as “they develop procedures following the tragedy in Paris”.