White House plans call with governors on Syrian refugees

Before he was repeatedly pressed on the refugee question in a question-and-answer session, Kasich delivered a wide-ranging foreign policy speech in which he addressed the U.S.’s role in the world and criticized the Obama administration for projecting weakness on the global stage.

In the United States, many governors have announced their opposition to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in their state and some members of Congress are threatening a government shutdown if the USA moves forward with plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees.

“Apparently they’re scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America”, Obama said.

He insisted the US process for screening refugees for possible entry into the U.S.is rigorous and said the USA doesn’t make good decisions “based on hysteria” or exaggerated risk.

“The true Syrian refugees are running from the same stuff we are”, she said.

“Our nation has always been welcoming, but we can not let terrorists take advantage of our compassion, ” Ryan (R-Wis.) said after emerging from a closed door meeting for House Republicans. Ted Cruz have said preference should be given to Christians.

MADISON, WI– The question over Syrian refugees leads to Governor Walker to ask the president to keep them out of the state.

Once the top officials sign off on a determination that a refugee is not a security threat, “they own it, it’s their responsibility”, McCaul added.

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Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder found it helpful to “hear in much greater detail the work that has happened on the screening and security procedures and process”, spokeswoman Sara Wurfel said.

Trump in an interview with ABC News’ “20/20” program to air Friday said he would ban all Syrian refugees – Christians and Muslims – from entering the country. But the federal government controls resettlement programs, and state authorities have no legal authority to bar refugees from moving to their jurisdictions.

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told Brown that there is now no mechanism in place to give states such information and that the administration does not believe it should change the information sharing process regarding refugee resettlements.

Many of the Syrians who seek refugee status are fleeing a region controlled by ISIS.

Between October 1 2011 and November 14 of this year the United States admitted 2159 Syrian refugees according to the State Department.