US States That Will Not Accept Syrian Refugees

Associated Press’ Julie Pace agreed saying, “He is”.

This grandstanding over refugees represents a gross deviation from American ideals.

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Monday that it is best to exercise caution when accepting refugees from Iraq and Syria, given the difficulty of keeping out terrorists.

As we say often, we are a nation of immigrants, and our reluctance to accept refugees from Syria undermines that welcoming, humanitarian history, as well as our global leadership among Western nations that appear to be more compassionate than we are. The Obama administration told reporters this week that roughly half of all Syrian refugees admitted to date have been children. “They want us to turn our backs on Muslims victimised by terrorism”.

Of the immigrants – details in the Daily Mail report did not show that any of the people arrested were actually refugees – none were from Iraq or Syria and only one was from the Middle East.

In all, the vetting process can take as long as two years – a far cry from showing up at Ellis Island on a boat. They undergo multiple interviews and biometric screenings.

THEN: The billionaire and presidential candidate vowed in late September to deport any Syrian refugee taken in by the U.S. Trump said they could be Islamic State militants in disguise.

Meanwhile, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright continues to rally for the acceptance of refugees into the country.

The vote was 289-137, with 47 Democrats joining 242 Republicans in favor of the bill, creating a majority that could override President Barack Obama’s promised veto. However, Abbott and his fellow governors are misguided. Caseworkers, who are not US government officials, collect information from applicants.

King said, “You see the president’s frustration there”.

The fingerprints of one of the attackers in Paris were found to match those of a Syrian refugee who passed through Greece in October, and that attacker left behind a Syrian passport authorities believe to be faked.

It is true that many people have concerns about our safety.

“The whole process of resettlement of refugees is a partnership”, Dujarric stressed.

The public is split along party lines on the issue, with Democrats largely supporting the President. “By making Syrian refugees the enemy, we are playing into their hands”. For example, what percentage of Syrian refugees applying for admittance to the USA were men of military age? Several of the suspects in the Paris attacks were French; three lived in Belgium.

“Considering the frequent reminders of terror threats from ISIS that can strike anywhere at any time, any states that will host these new refugees have a right to be assured that their communities will not be placed at risk by a potentially flawed screening process”, he said. He said they will “be able to stand tall and accept refugees across the country”. He’s right. The US absorbed waves of refugees from Cuba in the 1950s and 1960s, and from Southeast Asia in the 1970s; each of these populations has since contributed immensely to our country.

And all of the Republican-led outrage over keeping us “safe” can be put into perspective when we recall that, after 20 schoolchildren were gunned down in Newtown, Connecticut, Republican lawmakers refused to take action on gun control or mental health legislation. “That has a positive impact in terms of the disposition people around the world have toward the U.S. You don’t want to play into the narrative of the bad guy”.