(November 16, 2015 at 8:43 pm)jenny1972 Wrote: Obama will be allowing 10,000 new Syrian refugee immigrants to resettle in the U.S. this year , but some States are tightening up their own border security 21 states told the federal government today that they will not be allowing immigrants from Syria into their State and are encouraging Obama to have all immigrants from Syria to undergo extensive vetting including a 'religious test' before entering the U.S. which Obama has rejected as unfair and shameful that they should suggest such a thing , after attacks revealed that some of the attackers in France were Syrian refugees and ISIS promises to attack targets within the U.S.Just a note, Oregon has announced it will be accepting refugees as well.
States that will not accept Syrian refugees :
-- Alabama
-- Arizona
-- Arkansas
-- Florida
-- Georgia
-- Illinois
-- Indiana
-- Louisiana
-- Massachusetts
-- Michigan
-- Mississippi
-- Ohio
-- Texas
-- Wisconsin
-- North Carolina
-- New Hampshire
(newest states refusing to admit refugees : Idaho , Maine, Nebraska , Tennessee)
States that have announced they will accept refugees:
-- Colorado
-- Delaware
-- Pennsylvania
-- Vermont
-- Washington
-- Hawaii
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/world/pari...index.html
and yes the attacks are motivated by religion but there shouldnt be a religious test given to immigrants just because theyre muslims doesnt mean they are going to be terrorists .
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