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Governors across the country today are weighing in on how their states will respond to refugees fleeing Syria following a terrorist attack in Paris that was linked to the Islamic State extremist group and where authorities reportedly found a Syrian passport near the body of a suicide bomber.
Today, Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said:
A few short days ago we witnessed another senseless act of terrorism. Our hearts go out to the families, friends and loved ones of those lost and injured in Paris, and in other acts of terror around the world. Our first priority remains the safety of our residents. We will work with the federal government and Homeland Security to ensure the national verification processes for refugees are as stringent as possible. We can protect our security and provide a place where the worlds most vulnerable can rebuild their lives.
So far more than a dozen governors, most of them Republicans, have said they want to close their state borders to refugees from Syria. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe both, Democrats, however, have said their states will continue accepting refugees.
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Very proud of my governor today!
Xenophobes be damned!
Pisces
(5,602 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)proved over and over again that he doesn't know how to feel shame,some of us are stuck feeling it for him.
locks
(2,012 posts)and try to forget that local news had Cory Gardner on tonite telling us how much we should hate Muslims and not let them come to our great state.
CrispyQ
(36,509 posts)It's gonna be a long 6 years.
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justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)think so little of the US government's security or their own ability to keep their states safe.
I think the US needs to worry more about domestic terrorism than foreign/refugee terrorists. That's not to say that a refugee couldn't be a terrorist but I have faith that our intrusive NSA/Homeland Security policies can weed out any questionable refugees.