Experts say states lack legal authority to block Syrian refugees
DETROIT (AP) — Governors across the U.S. have threatened to stop accepting Syrian refugees following last week's attacks in Paris, even as experts counter they lack legal authority to block the...
View ArticleSome governors halt, question plan to accept Syrian refugees
DETROIT (AP) — Several U.S. governors are threatening to halt efforts to allow Syrian refugees into their states in the aftermath of the coordinated attacks in Paris, though an immigration expert says...
View ArticleThese Governors Refuse to Accept Syrian Refugees Into Their States
By John Walker November 16, 2015 "Information Clearing House" - In the wake of the Paris attacks, some United States governors are refusing to cooperate with President Barack Obama’s response to the...
View ArticleObama: GOP calls for refugee religious test shameful
President Barack Obama said suggestions that the U.S. impose a religious test on Syrian refugees are “shameful” and un-American, lashing out at Republican presidential candidates, including Jeb Bush...
View ArticleUS refugee quandary: Immigrant legacy vs 9/11-era fears
The Paris attacks are rapidly weakening U.S. support for bringing in thousands more Syrian refugees, as pressure grows in Congress and the Republican presidential campaign to reverse course and...
View ArticleRepublican Lawmakers Call on Obama to Halt Syrian Refugee Program
Cindy Saine CAPITOL HILL— Returning to Capitol Hill Monday, many U.S. lawmakers said the political landscape has been altered by Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. "Paris changes everything,” said...
View ArticleShutting borders on refugees will stoke radicalism, not stop terrorism: Opinion
Locking up our borders, separating people by Christian and Muslim, and stoking America’s fears won’t stop terrorism. Instead, it will further provoke radicalism and alienate those who could be our...
View ArticleParis attacks deepen GOP opposition to Syrian refugee influx
The deadly Paris attacks have intensified Republican opposition to letting thousands of Syrian refugees come to the United States. Republican presidential contender Marco Rubio on Sunday said the...
View ArticleUS Governors Balk at Syrian Refugee Plan in Wake of Paris Attacks
VOA News At least ten U.S. governors are balking at letting Syrian refugees settle in their states in the wake of the Paris attacks, even as President Barack Obama said Monday he has no intention of...
View ArticleSyrian refugee policy takes center stage in U.S. politics
WASHINGTON — The bloody attacks in Paris are putting the Syrian refugee crisis at center stage in U.S. politics as migrants from that war-torn country surge toward the West and security concerns rise....
View ArticleA cascade of states are now refusing to accept Syrian refugees
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jindal speaks at the the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Forum in Des Moines A slew of states said Monday that they will not accept refugees fleeing the civil...
View ArticleU.N. urges compassion for refugees in wake of Paris attacks
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations on Monday urged countries to treat refugees with "compassion and empathy" after deadly attacks in Paris sparked some European demands to halt an influx of migrants...
View ArticleIn wake of attacks, presidential contenders focus on Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON — The bloody attacks in Paris are putting the Syrian refugee crisis at center stage in U.S. politics as migrants from that war-torn country surge toward the West and security concerns rise....
View ArticleParis, Christian compassion, and the debate over refugees
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks by ISIS in Paris last Friday, the news here in the United States is the reaction of presidential candidates and governors to the tragedy. An article in...
View ArticleU.S. states shut door to refugees fleeing ISIS and the war in Syria
When reports emerged that one of the Paris attackers may have made his way to France disguised as a refugee, the governor of one of the few U.S. states that has already opened its door to dozens of...
View ArticleJindal, 24 other US governors say no to Syrian refugees
After the Paris terrorist attacks, governors of at least 24 U.S. states, all but one of them Republican, including Louisiana’s Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal, have announced they will not accept...
View ArticleWary governors halt, question plan to accept Syrian refugees
Several U.S. governors are threatening to halt efforts to allow Syrian refugees into their states in the aftermath of the coordinated attacks in Paris, though immigration experts say under the Refugee...
View ArticleMomentum builds among states to reject Syrian refugees after Paris attacks
A drumbeat of opposition against allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S. intensified Monday when at least 16 governors, citing security concerns, said they will refuse to accept Syrian refugees into...
View ArticleIn Illinois, Gov. Rauner suspends accepting new Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the Paris attacks, Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday said Illinois will “temporarily suspend” accepting new Syrian refugees, putting him at odds with President Barack Obama. In...
View ArticleMarco Rubio: US should not take in more Syrian refugees after Paris attacks
Florida senator, who had previously suggested openness to the possibility, says there is no way to conduct background checks on those fleeing Syria...
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