Obama Slams Suggested Religious Test for Syrian Refugees as ‘Shameful’

He quickly added, “But I do think there is a special important need to make sure that Syrians are being protected because they are being slaughtered in the country and, but for us, who-who would take care of the number of Christians that right now are completely displaced?” He said that while any refugees to the US would undergo “rigorous” screening, his government would continue to accept them. I am glad to see USA forces acting strongly in Syria today. “You can’t let only Christians into the U.S”.

Obama stood by USA plans to admit refugees fleeing the civil war and the insurgents known as the Islamic State in Syria. Only 53, or 2.4 percent, of the 2,194 total are Christians.

“There are a lot of Christians in Syria that have no place now”, he explained.

Other Republican presidential candidates, including Sen. Chris Christie and John Kasich announced that they will refuse Syrian (by which they mean Muslim) refugees because many of their constituents – and not just their Republican constituents – don’t feel so great about Muslims.

Obama pointed out that ISIS was not a conventional military opponent and opting traditional ways to eliminate them would not help either. Gov. Bobby Jindal said borders should be sealed. “Fully aware of the victimization that is likely to await them in refugee camps, Iraqi and Syrian believers are mainly taking shelter in schools, churches, and apartments, or with relatives where possible”. According to the website, between the years of 2012 and 2014 the average total of refugees from any country is a little over 2,300 in Washington. They’re being beheaded, they’re being executed by both sides. He reiterated his assertion that it is “lunacy” to allow Muslim refugees into the United States, asserting that there is no way to know if they are aligned with the Islamic State.

At least one immigration expert has said that under the Refugee Act of 1980, governors don’t have authority to legally block refugees, and Inslee’s statement echoed that.

Breitbart News reached out to every single Republican Governor in America to ask their stance on the relocation of Syrian refugees in their state.

While I’m sure that self-portrayed he-man Ted Cruz would bristle at the notion that he’s afraid of anything, he and his colleagues are channelling and amplifying our nation’s dictionary-definition Islamophobia. “We do that. It takes nearly a year for a refugee to be processed into the United States”. “This has resulted in ghettos of Muslim communities living parallel lives to mainstream society, following their own customs and even their own laws”. This will come as a profound surprise to the people of Oklahoma City and Charleston, to all parties in Ireland, and to the families of the teen-agers whom Anders Breivik killed in Norway, among many others. I am ready to sit down and discuss it with them.