The growing concerns mounting among US citizens over allowing Syrian refugees into the country come in the wake of the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris for which the Islamic State, or ISIS, claimed responsibility. It’s an 18- to 24-month process where people are checked by multiple USA security and intelligence agencies, interviewed personally by American officials of the Department of Homeland Security and very closely vetted.
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“I voted today in strong opposition to H.R. 4038, a bill which purports to improve the way in which refugees from Iraq and Syria are screened for admission to the United States”.
“Nearly four centuries after the Mayflower set sail, the world is still full of pilgrims – men and women who want nothing more than the chance for a safer, better future for themselves and their families”, he said.
BOSTON U.S. governors’ calls to stem the flow of Syrian refugees into the country may not improve security and has chilled the atmosphere for such immigrants, a MA congressmen and activists said after a Tuesday roundtable with law enforcement.
The political debate has focused on two programs: one that helps refugees settle in the United States and one that allows some travelers to make short business or tourist trips without a visa.
“Unfortunately, in response to the shock of the Paris attacks, a number of U.S. Governors recently announced that they want to stop their states from resettling Syrian refugees”, it read. It’s the federal government’s role to process applications for refugee status, and up to the federal government to decide who is let into the country.
Since October 2013, only about 2,100 Syrian refugees have been admitted to the United States; and 98 to the state of Florida. We are a nation and people that stand up to those who slaughter innocents.
These refugee children have urgent needs I can’t forget as I prepare for Thanksgiving this year: winterized shelter, health care, schooling, counseling and appropriate protection for separated children to prevent child trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation.
“A lot of refugees, their first job is with a former refugee who is now a business owner, who might now have a supermarket or a bakery”, Alba said, ” because they understand, they are open to being that support for newcomers. Why would a terrorist go through the years of screening to enter the U.S.as a refugee when they could just enter illegally?
On this uniquely American holiday, we also remember that so much of our greatness comes from our generosity.
Legitimate concerns have been raised that Daesh, another name for ISIS, is inserting terrorists into the ranks of refugees coming to Europe and America from Syria, the bishops noted.
The Obama administration has stuck to its plan to resettle at least 10,000 refugees from the Syrian civil war. Even fewer have gained asylum in the United States.
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The federal government shot a warning to state resettlement officials, telling them they do not have the authority to deny the entry of Syrian refugees. As many have emphasized, Syrians are leaving their country precisely because they must endure on a daily basis the violence and terror that Paris and other cities have suffered.
