IL to suspend acceptance of Syrian refugees

Their opposition came as multiple governors, including Illinois’s Bruce Rauner, announced that their states would not accept Syrian refugees.

The news release from Rauner’s office states the recent terror attacks in Paris reminds citizens of “the all-too-real security threats facing America”, and that IL “must find a way to balance our tradition as a state welcoming of refugees while ensuring the safety and security of our citizens”.

The suspension of Illinois’ acceptance of refugees is temporary until the security process for reviewing the refugees is scrutinized by the Department of Homeland Security.

IL is one of thirteen states closing its borders to Syrian refugees in wake of the terrorist attacks in France on Friday.

Also Monday, Gov. Mike Pence said he is telling all state agencies to suspend the resettlement of additional Syrian refugees in Indiana. What to do when many of those in europe now, eventually apply for sanctuary here, As the nation’s foremost immigration reform advocate Congressman Luis Gutierrez is confident the U.S. Government can find any potential terrorist among the 10,000 Syrian refugees the Obama administration has already agreed to admit to this country.

IL Department of Human Services says the state has taken in 131 refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war, the fourth most for a single state according to Time Magazine. The fact of the matter is this is an ongoing crisis taking place where hundreds of thousands of lives are at stake. They responded in a letter and “sort of patted us on the head… saying, ‘Don’t worry'”.

“Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values”, he said.

Obama, who is in Turkey for the G-20 summit, called the idea of limiting refugees un-American, and that the USA “has to step up and do its part”. “We can and must do both”.

People have been fleeing Syria because of terrorism and civil war since 2011. “We don’t have religious tests to our compassion”, the president said.

Her primary opponent, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Schamburg, has proposed the US take in 200,000 Syrian refugees.