A renewed cry in the GOP primary: Shut the door on Syrian refugees

Washington Post ^ | 11/15/2015 | By David Weigel

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In Orlando, where he joined most of the Republican presidential field at a three-day "Sunshine Summit," Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) got his biggest applause when he praised someone else's work. Jindal praised French President Francois Hollande for acting swiftly after Islamic terrorists massacred more than 100 people in Paris.

"He's closed the borders," said Jindal. "It is time to close our borders and keep our people safe from these radical, evil terrorists."

The audience's loud approval was a sort of vindication for Gov. Jindal. Earlier this year, after a trip to London, he had been criticized for saying that Muslims had turned some European ghettos into "no-go zones."

Even London's conservative mayor Boris Johnson denounced Jindal. Nearly a year later, he was joining a chorus of Republicans calling for a halt to refugees from Syria and tighter control over who can enter the United States.

As the GOP candidates learned more about the attacks, their statements evolved from rote "thoughts and prayers" for Paris to an overall policy of retrenchment. Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who is competing for some of the same social conservative voters as Jindal, released a four-point Paris response plan that started with "closing our borders" and continued with "an immediate moratorium on admission to those persons from countries where there is strong presence of ISIS or Al-Qaeda." In a later CNN interview, Huckabee brushed aside the idea that he was being extreme.

[hapnHal]

Verification is simple Pork them and feed them. Have them eat bacon and pork hot dogs and add a glass of beer to wash it down.

[Jane Austen]

No, that will not work. Muslim are excused from all laws in their mission to destroy the enemy. They can drink alcohol, eat whatever they want, etc.