Governor Terry McAuliffe says employers in the Commonwealth will be paying less in unemployment insurance taxes next year due to Virginia’s improved economy. They have gone through an in-person lengthy interview by highly qualified staff from the Department of Homeland Security. Let me be the first to say that those among them who are peaceful and want a chance at peace have my deepest sympathies but the truth remains that among these refugees will also be those who are hell bent on carrying out jihad in the United States and West Virginia mixed among them as a Trojan horse.
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Howell said the various gun-free zones across the state could make inviting targets to terrorists because they would know they would be the only people armed in that particular area, allowing them time to inflict maximum carnage.
States rejecting federal settlement of Syrian refugees include: ME; MA; OH; IL; IN; Nebraska; Texas; Oklahoma; Idaho; Arkansas; Arizona; Louisiana; MS; SC; North Carolina; and Georgia.
A spokesman for the governor said the information Nelson is spreading is not true. The Boone County Republican issued an open letter to Tomblin, as well as President Barack Obama, demanding that “un-vetted” Syrian refugees not be allowed to take up residence in the Mountain State.
Delegate Greg Habeeb (R-08) and Delegate Manoli Loupassi (R-68), on Monday called on McAuliffe to refuse Syrian refugee resettlements in Virginia for a two year period.
Since the terrorist attacks in Paris, the governors of at least 15 states have announced they will not accept Syrian refugees. However, our first and foremost responsibility is to the citizens of Virginia. The legislation will be aimed at prohibiting state agencies from assisting in the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Virginia for the next two years.
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In the statement, Coy said every refugee settled in the USA undergoes intensive security screening.
