Pence closes state to Syrian refugees

Joining the governors of Louisiana, Texas, MI (and probably in a few hours, the governors of other conservative states), Pence announced around noon that in would stop resettling any Syrian refugees in the Hoosier state.

He says the policy will remain in effect until the state of in receives assurances from the federal government that proper security measures are in place.

President Barack Obama, though, said numerous refugees are fleeing because they are victims of terrorism.

Officials say Friday’s gun and bomb attacks by terrorists killed more than 120 people.

IN has already accepted 40 Syrian refugee families.

“Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values”, he said. Recent testimony to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee highlighted the lack of intelligence in Syria leading to unreliable results in background checks. When Pence delivers his third State of the State speech as governor on Tuesday, January 13, hell surely tout his proposals for boosting the states charter school and school voucher programs and what he says is state governments excellent fiscal health.

“They are coming to the United States to escape that type of brutality and mindset, not to propagate it even further”, said Bata. And he’s urging the White House to scrap federal plans to accept more Syrian refugees into the country. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., said in a statement, “I share the Governor’s concerns, and think it’s necessary to ask questions about the process of screening Syrian refugees until every one of those questions is answered”.

Indiana Congresswoman Jackie Walorski issued a statement in support of Pence’s decision, arguing “Current State Department mechanisms are inadequate because often no paperwork exists, and since [refugees] are arriving from a failed state in Syria, it is almost impossible to determine who is a threat and who is safe”.