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Petition to Gov. Snyder demands he welcome Syrian refugees
“I will contact the State Department to let them know I am happy to provide a safe haven to any Syrian refugee couple approved by the Obama administration’s vetting procedures in which I have full faith and trust”.
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Moore’s outburst against Snyder comes amid a backlash in the United States against Syrians entering the country following the Paris attacks that left 130 people dead. And he may have come to regret it as he tries to clarify his position vis a vis what a lot of the nation’s other Republican governors are saying about refugees and immigration. But there are people that are engaging in overblown rhetoric and fear-mongering.
Snyder had welcomed the refugees for humanitarian reasons as well as to address the state’s job and population loss. The 2003 USA invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation, along with the marginalization of the Sunnis (which included a wholesale removal of them from the Iraqi army), precipitated the rise of ISIS.
The federal government controls resettlement programs, however, and state authorities have no authority to bar refugees from moving to their jurisdictions. However, their posturing encourages more anti-Muslim, anti-Arab sentiment, which can lead to violence against Arab-Americans. Let’s not repeat this history. “I wouldn’t necessarily do that, but again, this is a particular case of this refugee process that there’s a high degree of concern, and I heard that from our citizens”, he said. The Republican has described himself as “the most pro-immigration governor in the country”, but he argues the caution he wants the U.S.to show doesn’t conflict with the compassion thinks should be shown to refugees.
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore has posted an open letter to MI Gov. Rick Snyder (R). Most of the Paris attackers, including the alleged planner of the attacks, were either Belgian or French. That leaves 10, roughly the number involved in the Paris attack.
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Gov. Rick Snyder would be the ideal host. Look in your mirror. “Whatever process the federal government and our governor decides to institute, we will in Hamtramck, as we always have, welcome folks who are looking for a better life”.