“The governor is writing to the President to ask him to stop, and to ask him to stop resettling them in OH”, Lynch said in a statement. Kasich does “specifically request that the federal government “take no further action in resettling Syrian refugees in OH”.
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“I am disheartened by Governor Kasich and other leaders who lack the courage needed to stand up to this grave threat and to stick to our values we hold dear as Americans all because they fear our enemy”.
“We certainly are a welcoming community, but at the same time this is a humanitarian crisis that needs be dealt with the president showing real leadership to try to take down ISIS in Syria and Iraq so it doesn’t threaten the United States”, Congressman Mike Turner explained.
“Michigan is a welcoming state and we are proud of our rich history of immigration. But our first priority is protecting the safety of our residents”, he said in a statement issued Monday.
In light of the deadly attacks in Paris, Kasich believes the US should wait until the New Year to admit refugees.
This was a sentiment echoed by Ohio Governor John Kasich and governors across the country.
“As a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, I have been raising my deep concerns about taking Syrian refugees because of our government’s inability to properly check their backgrounds to know who they are and why they are coming”. Authorities said a Syrian passport was found near one of the attackers, and the Paris prosecutors’ office says fingerprints from the attacker match those of someone who passed through Greece in October. President Obama in September pledged to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees within the next 12 months.
In comments afterward and during a speech November 16 at an worldwide summit in Turkey, Obama said the United States would continue its present efforts to counter Islamic terrorists but should not block refugees seeking assistance.
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal issued an executive order to prevent more Syrian refugees from entering his state.
