Should Texas Welcome Syrian Refugees?

It usually takes 18-24 months to process applications but officials have reiterated that it can be longer for Syrian refugees.

According to media reports, President Obama is scheduled to speak with governors in a conference call on Tuesday night.

“I think we should have tough vetting standards”. “Do you really want Daesh to dictate terms to the United States?”

A few Republicans are pushing back against aggressive opposition in their party to Syrian refugees resettling in the USA, offering fresh evidence of a rift within the GOP that could complicate the party’s outreach to minorities heading into the 2016 presidential contest. Candidates have been debating all year what to do about 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country.

An Obama administration official said more than half of Syrian refugees admitted to the U.S so far have been children, while 2 percent are “single man of combat age” and 2.5 percent is older than 60 years of age.

In an unusually fierce rebuke on the refugee issue, Obama struck out at Republicans, accusing them of demonizing “widows and orphans”.

Bush, however, outlined a scenario in which he would accept a few of those fleeing Syria’s civil war. But just in case, State Senator Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to give his legal opinion on whether Abbott can block refugees’ entry. “But the screening process needs to be … hard and we err on the side of caution”.

Vance called on Obama to temporarily stop the flow of refugees. Without being able to verify who these Syrian refugees are or who they have associated with, we have no way of really determining who among them may or may not be part of ISIS.

“The world changed on November 13”, said Donovan in a statement Tuesday.

“The federal government feels confident that we have in place robust and thorough security protocols and practices that allow us to provide a safe harbor to those fleeing unfathomable types of brutality and violence while also keeping us safe”.

Now, the Olympia chapter of the organization ACT for America is seeking a permit to rally at noon on Friday against Syrian refugees coming to the state, said Jim Erskine, spokesman for the state Department of Enterprise Services.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she recognizes that Alaskans accept refugees with open arms and they should continue to feel welcome. Clinton, a former secretary of state, told a rally in Dallas, Texas, that refugees should “of course” be meticulously screened.

House Speaker-elect Paul Ryan is congratulated by members of the House as he enters the House Chamber after winning the votes neccessary to become the next Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington October 29, 2015.