Obama says USA governors’ refusal of refugees ‘hysterical’

Texas was one of the first states to deny access to Syrian refugees, but as of Tuesday, 30 other states also made the move – most are led by republican governors.

Americans are split on the idea of sending USA troops to Iraq or Syria to combat the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIL or ISIS), with 44 percent believing we should send ground forces and 45 percent disagreeing.

Other Western countries have begun to question their willingness to admit Syrians after reports that at least one of the Paris attackers passed through Greece in October.

Finally, Abbott created a new State Refugee Coordinator position to watch over public and private resources used to resettle refugees. The US will accept 85,000 people in 2016 and 100,000 in 2017.

“The prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program in order to verify that terrorists are not trying to infiltrate the refugee population”, Ryan told reporters on Capitol Hill. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.

“They’ve been playing on fear to score political points or to advance their campaigns and it’s irresponsible”, he said of the Republican candidates.

“There’s a lot of misinformation out there, ” one said.

“They are subjected to the most rigorous process conceivable”. The process involves the State Department, the Health and Human Services Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Defense Department.

Jeb Bush endorsed the idea of a pause in accepting Syrians while officials determine how best to evaluate them.

Mark Dayton is the only state executive to say he is satisfied that the Obama administration’s plan would separate terrorists from refugees. “Slamming the door in their face would be a betrayal of our values. We can and must do both”.

Millions of Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries and to Europe, and the United States has promised to take about 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next 12 months.

“If you want to insult me, you can do it overseas, you can do it in Turkey, you can do it in foreign countries, but I would encourage you, mister president, come back and insult me to my face”, Cruz said on Capitol Hill. “I trust our process that we put in place… has worked”.

Republicans may try to stop Syrian refugees from entering the U.S.by attaching a new policy to a big budget deal lawmakers must pass by December 11th. The bill doesn’t have any cosponsors yet. Dianne Feinstein and Republican Sen. The house will meet to consider legislation related to Syrian refugees.