Christians who do take the chance to go to refugee camps have reportedly been beaten, threatened with beheading, and attacked. President Barack Obama has said the USA will remain a welcoming place for refugees from around the world.
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Despite the tragedy, French President Francois Hollande declared on Wednesday, November 18 that his country would accept 30,000 Syrian refugees over next two years, a stark contrast to the USA position.
Separately, Sandy Khabbazeh, 26, a refugee who fled Aleppo in September 2014 and now lives in Oakland, New Jersey, described the current USA vetting process for refugees as extensive. That was specifically developed around the time we were doing large scale Iraqi resettlement, as a way to get further insight into the refugee clients that we were trying to resettle. We created this quiz with some of the most striking depictions: Can you match the candidate with his or her characterizations? The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees screens all applicants, followed by reviews by the U.S. Department of State and Department of Homeland Security.
But that hasn’t stopped the oil states from calling for Europe and the United States to do more to combat the refugee crisis. My request is not about keeping Syrian refugees out of Nebraska, but rather ensuring that we keep potential terrorists out of our state and our country. The federal government generally depends on the United Nations during the refugee process, and so many refugees are Muslims since many Christian Syrians are afraid to register with the UN.
On Saturday, more than 1000 Idahoans rallied at the state capitol for and against refugee resettlement. But a family of three who had been scheduled to arrive in Indy after spending three years in the USA refugee system were diverted to CT following Pence’s order. Administration officials have stressed that prospective refugees go through extensive security checks that can take up to two years.
“Accordingly, states may not categorically deny ORR-funded benefits and services to Syrian refugees”, the office’s director, Robert Carey, wrote in the letter to resettlement agencies.
Also speaking to reporters on Monday’s conference call, which was organized by the White House, were the mayors of Detroit and Austin, who said they welcome Syrian refugees despite the pushback by their states’ Republican governors.
I understand the anxiety that many Americans are feeling right now.
The SAFE Act would immediately suspend the Syrian refugee resettlement program, prohibiting the admission of refugees from Iraq and Syria into the US until the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director certifies the background of each refugee, and until the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence certify to the American people’s representatives in Congress that each refugee is not a security threat to the United States.
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“If America is going to be a world leader and Austin will become the kind of city we want, we have to defend our values when it’s hard, and not just when its easy”, he said.
