Posted on 11/25/2015 6:47:00 PM PST by jazusamo
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid a growing political controversy, the Obama administration on Wednesday reminded state officials across the country that states do not have legal authority to refuse to accept Syrian refugees.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement said in a letter to state resettlement officials that states may not deny benefits and services to refugees based on a refugee's country of origin or religious affiliation.
States that do not comply with the requirement would be breaking the law and could be subject to enforcement action, including suspension or termination of the federally funded program, according to the letter, signed by the director of the federal resettlement office, Robert Carey.
The letter came after more than two dozen governors, mostly Republicans, vowed to block efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in their states following the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. The governors said they fear that militants planning a terror attack could enter the country under the guise of seeking refuge from war-torn Syria. In the House, lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to erect higher hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees.
The Obama administration counters that the vetting process is thorough and can take up to two years. President Barack Obama has said the U.S. will remain a welcoming place for refugees from around the world.
The letter from the federal resettlement office said would-be refugees "are subject to the highest level of security checks of any category of traveler to the United States." The screening process is "multi-layered and intensive" and involves multiple law enforcement, national security and intelligence agencies across the federal government, the letter said.
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Obama lacks authority to be President.
The states created this federal government with its overreach. Not the other way around.
Read the tenth amendment you idiot tyrant.
Since when has the Obama regime ever let “lack of authority” under the law ever stop them? So, why should it stop anyone else?
Sure they are.
I hope the governors tell Obama to screw off and refuse to accept the mooselimbs.
What’s Obama gonna do? Send the governors a strongly worded letter?
If I tell obummer what to do in Italian, can I still get banned?
This is the equivalent of a “show vote”. The states aren’t going to do anything to stop it. Its posturing.
and when are the millions going to descend on D.C. and pull his ass right out of that big old mansion ?
there has to come a point when ‘election results’ are no longer worth abiding by
WHEN is this insanity going to end? WHEN is this jerk’s time over? CAN’T we just remove him NOW???
Can we, when he and his ‘wife’ fly out of our Country, can we rule him as a terrorist and not let him back in???
PLEASE someone has got to do something about this rabid ‘wimp’!!!
I’m with you, I’m sick of this crap!
Bullshit.
The several states have their own constitutions.
Agreed, Bambam’s lawlessness has gone far beyond the threshold of impeachment.
FUBO!! Way past time for states to put the tyrannical feds on notice.
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Probably okayed by the UN!
The Obutthole regime sue does yammer a lot. Time for the states to just ignore them as most of the country does. If the MSM did not keep screeching about him, no one would no the bassturd was still there.
If you tell him in Italian, I’ll tell him in French. I’m sure there are numerous other languages available among FReepers.
Has the Conference of States movement been heard from since this issue popped up? Seems like a great oppurtunity to have a chat....and then lay down the law.
let’s cover them all :)
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