He said our greatness comes from all those who volunteer at food banks and shelters all year to make sure no one goes hungry.
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Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association President Nathan Catura said there is no way to check the backgrounds of incoming Syrians for terrorist activities, and that American war veterans are more deserving of the potential billions of dollars that would be used for the refugee programme.
“Thus, it is not permissible to deny federally funded benefits such as Medicaid or TANF to refugees who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements”, the ORR letter states.
Since the Paris attacks, critics have slammed the president for his decision to allow 10,000 Syrian refugees into the US, although a Syrian refugee hasn’t been named a suspect in the killings. They can be resettled in the Middle East. There are legitimate concerns about whether they can be vetted, and why so many of them are young men, not women and children.
“Refugee candidates also undergo a medical screening”. The premier of the state of Bavaria Premier Horst Seehofer criticised Austria on Tuesday for failing to coordinate the flow of migrants into southern Germany even as he renewed a challenge to Chancellor Angela Merkel over her management of the refugee crisis.
Obama next asserted: “There’s the generosity of Americans who take part not just in Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but Giving Tuesday – recognizing that in the holiday season, what you give is as important as what you get”.
“Quoting from the same statute as Carey does, 8 U.S.C. § 1522(a)(2)(A), FAIR points out that the ORR Director “shall consult” with state and local governments and voluntary non-profit agencies, “…concerning the sponsorship process and the intended distribution of refugees among the states and localities before their placement…” Refugees are immediately eligible for welfare and other benefits upon admission to the U.S. I don’t think we should now if ever.
Meanwhile, while the governors of the “home of the brave” cower and quake, “the true North strong and free” – Canada – has already resettled 20,000 Syrian refugees, plans to have 10,000 more settled by the end of December, and will add another 25,000 over next year.
US President Barack Obama has reminded the people in his Thanksgiving message the deep immigration history of America.
Thirty-one governors vow to stop temporarily accepting Syrian refugees into their states.
Mr. Obama is hoping to persuade senators, who will be asked next week to consider a bill passed by the House last week that imposes new checks on Syrian refugees. The Senate has been considering the House bill and Obama has said its passage there would prompt him to try to use his veto.
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“We need to ensure that we’re properly vetting these refugees”, said House Republican Richard Hudson, an early architect of the legislation.
