Decisions on refugee status belong to the federal government, and once people are admitted to the United States, there is no method to bar people of a certain nationality from any state.
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Before he was repeatedly pressed on the refugee question in a question-and-answer session, Kasich delivered a wide-ranging foreign policy speech in which he addressed the U.S.’s role in the world and criticized the Obama administration for projecting weakness on the global stage.
President Barack Obama slammed USA “hysteria” about the security risks posed by Syrian refugees Tuesday as Republicans took steps aimed at freezing White House programs to resettle them in the wake of the Paris attacks. He says those Republicans “think they’re so tough”.
As of late Tuesday, 30 governors – 29 Republicans and 1 Democrat – had expressed opposition to bringing in refugees after European officials confirmed one of the terrorists who attacked Paris last week was a Syrian who had registered with E.U. officials while traveling through Greece seeking asylum.
Governor Jay Inslee says he won’t join the growing list of governors who say they don’t want Syrian refugees within their state borders.
The White House held a 90-minute call with a bipartisan group of 34 governors urging them to avoid measures that would block Middle Eastern refugees from entering the country.
Brown noted that state law enforcement agencies are now conducting investigations into suspected radicals and said that information about incoming Syrian refugees “could help maintain their awareness about potential radicalization”, according to Bloomberg.
“We need to ensure that we’re properly vetting these refugees” said House Republican Richard Hudson an early architect of the legislation.
“The problem is we don’t (know) if they’re Christian or not” Trump said in excerpts released by ABC adding that the screening process needs to be “superior”.
Speaker Robin Vos says he will not allow it issuing a statement saying “this is not the time to open our doors to Syrian refugees”. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Texas Sen.
More than four million Syrians have fled their homeland since the war began.
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told Brown that there is now no mechanism in place to give states such information and that the administration does not believe it should change the information sharing process regarding refugee resettlements.
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So his announcement about Syrian refugees surprised many and caused criticism in his home state.
