Paris attack triggers refugee backlash

The terrorist’s identity – or whether he may or may not have been a Syrian refugee – is now unclear.

They claim that’s what caused the Paris attacks, meaning the safest option for Europe is to close its borders entirely.

Pennsylvania has a rich, multi-century tradition of accepting immigrants, Wolf said, and that should continue.

Toner said the federal government works with various groups around the country to recommend and “coordinate” placement for refugees.

The oddness that a passport – an intact one – was found near a man who blew himself up is creating suspicions that it is part of a plan by the Islamic State to create a backlash against the refugees.

Many of these nations faced threats to their very nationhood in the past, with Poland wiped off the map in the 19th century, Hungary losing two-thirds of its territory after World War I, and nations across the region subjected to Soviet control during the Cold War, all seen as contributing to anxieties over nationhood. Other states that seem to have changed their policies and will no longer be allowing refugees to settle within their borders include OH, North Carolina, Alabama, Kansas, Florida, Massachusetts, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Texas, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Mississippi, Iowa, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Arkansas.

U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, who also represents Pennsylvania, issued a statement Monday saying admission of Syrian refugees to the state should be suspended. In the meantime we should extend our solidarity to those forced to flee and welcome them with open arms. “The safety of our people must come first”.

The far-right French leader Marine Le Pen called for an immediate end to the flow of migrants into France, while across the Atlantic about half of US governors are taking steps to prevent absorbing Syrian refugees in their states, citing the passport.

“How screening is, for a refugee to be accepted into the United States, there’s a process”, Sengabo explained.

The head of the Council on American Islamic Relations said Syrian refugees have been through enough already. “Republicans on Capitol Hill are expected this week to push for legislation that would block President Obama’s initiative to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees next year”. Several mayors from across the nation have signed a petition to bring as many as 100,000 refugees to the states.

“Tens of thousands of young men disembark from their rubber dinghies with iPad in hand and instead of asking for drink or food, they ask where they can charge their cell phones”, said Poland’s new Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, according to Agence France-Presse.

But we should remind MPs that slamming the door shut doesn’t help. “We can and must do both”.

“That’s shameful”, the president said. “That’s not American. That’s not who we are. We don’t have religious tests to our compassion”.

“I think there will increasing moves to erect borders, to tighten external borders, to openly criticise the existence of the Schengen, and free movement of European Union workers across national borders”.

A few suggest Daesh organized for the passport to be planted near the site of the attack in order to deepen European mistrust of refugees arriving from Syria.