Still, Obama acknowledged that the USA public was concerned about attacks on the homeland, noting that Paris “reminds us of home”.
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“We will provide refuge to at least 10,000 refugees fleeing violence in Syria over the next year after they pass the highest security checks”, said Obama on his official Twitter account.
Through its social media feeds, the Obama administration has aggressively pushed back on suggestions the refugees could post a risk to the US, posting photos of Google co-founder Sergey Brin and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as examples of refugees to the U.S, using the hashtag #RefugeesWelcome. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
Yang said it was this search for a better life that brought many of Central Wisconsin’s Hmong population from Laos as they escaped communist rule.
“There’s a lot of misinformation out there, ” one said.
Emerging from a closed-door meeting yesterday, Republicans said the chairmen of national security-focused committees were working on legislation dealing with Syrian refugees that the House could vote on as early tomorrow. They are also screened biographically, which includes checking their names against federal databases, and biometrically, which includes running their fingerprints. She reiterated that refugee resettlement is completely funded by the federal government, so it’s unclear what power governors have in refusing refugees into their states.
“Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values”, he said. “Syrian refugees are fleeing violence – including by ISIS – and are seeking safety for themselves and for their families”. “We can and must do both”.
It would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to concur that each refugee is not a security threat, according to an aide to number two House Republican Kevin McCarthy.
Democrats also called for close vetting of refugees from the four-year-old civil war in Syria in case they are linked to extremist groups such as Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the Paris killings. “I trust our process that we put in place… has worked”. It institutes tough new screening requirements, but steers clear of demands from a few Republicans, including presidential candidates, for religious questioning or a complete end to the US refugee program. The bill doesn’t have any cosponsors yet. Gov. Abbott was not on the call, which was led by White House chief of staff Denis McDonough. “This is an insurance policy for the governors to use if the President continues to ignore the will of the American people”.
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Chris Gallegos, a spokesman for Republican Sen.
