Thread: NC and at least 7 other states move to block Obama's Syrian refugees

Great news to report! Your calls and bombardment of the social media pages of state Governors is really having an impact!

We are now tracking at least 7 state Governors that have announced they will not accept Syrian refugees. You can see the details of each state at the bottom of this breaking article from our home state of North Carolina!

McCrory: NC will cease to accept Syrian refugees--http://www.alipac.us/f12/mccrory-nc-will-cease-accept-syrian-refugees-325487/#post1481197


Some Governors, like South Carolina's Nikki Haley, need special calls and social media posts from you because she came out in support of the Muslim refugee resettlement programs in her state a few months ago despite fierce opposition from the conservative grass roots!

Please call SC Gov Nikki Haley and ask her to end her support for Syrian refugee resettlement in South Carolina at 803.734.2100

Then join the hundreds of other activists giving her the word on her Facebook page at...
https://www.facebook.com/NikkiHaley/?fref=ts

REPEAT 49 times.....

Then please repeat the process for all 50 Governors in America! Our movement to shut down Obama's plan to flood America with 10,000 to 100,000 potentially dangerous Syrian refugees has great momentum!

Please use the numbers you find at this link then search on Facebook and Twitter for their accounts there.
https://www.usa.gov/state-governor


Our side is winning today and may new people are waking up to the dangers of illegal immigration and refugee resettlement programs being used by the Socialist & Muslim Alliance!

Please make all of the calls and social media posts you can as we fight to get the number of Governor's saying NO as high as we can by this time tomorrow!


Fight back with ALIPAC!
www.alipac.us


PS: You can monitor our news feed at this link where our activists from across the nation bring in important stories 24/7. Here you will spot articles and updates about which states are going our way and which ones are going to stand with Obama and the Syrians like Connecticut!
http://www.alipac.us/12-news-stories...-members.html/

Update! We are up to 12 states now!

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina

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From CNBC
As governors decry migrants, Obama holds line

Matt Clinch | Jacob Pramuk

Multiple state governors on Monday opposed the relocation of Syrian refugees to the United States after deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last week.

Since the attacks, Republican governors of at least 20 states announced they would resist new settlement of migrants, citing security concerns. One Democrat — Gov. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire — urged the federal government to stop admitting refugees until more is known about its vetting process.

The State Department said it would not change its plan to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year amid ongoing conflict in the country.

Governors of these states spoke out against settlement:

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Michigan
• Mississippi
• Nebraska
• New Hampshire
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Wisconsin

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley did not immediately oppose admitting refugees outright, but said, "if we need to change our policy, we will."

On Monday, Democratic governors of at least six states announced they would continue to allow resettlement:

• Connecticut
• Hawaii
• Kentucky
• Minnesota
• Pennsylvania
• Washington

Statements by the governors came as President Barack Obamaaddressed the G-20 meeting in Turkey. He called suggestions from political leaders that a religious test be applied to refugees seeking asylum in the U.S., "shameful."

"That's not American," he said. "That's not who we are. We do not have religious tests to our compassion."

Europe's migrant policy has been in focus after it emerged that two suspected attackers may have entered the bloc through Greece. Some European policymakers have urged restraint on a tough response.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said his state will not accept any refugees from Syria, and he called on the U.S. to "act similarly."

"I — and millions of Americans — implore you to halt your plans to accept more Syrian refugees in the United States," Abbott wrote in a letter to Obama. "A Syrian 'refugee' appears to have been part of the Paris terror attack. American humanitarian compassion could be exploited to expose Americans to similar deadly danger. The reasons for such concerns are plentiful."

In a statement Monday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations criticized calls to bar refugees from the U.S.
"Defeating ISIS involves projecting American ideals to the world. This un-American rejection of refugees, who will face significant security checks prior to entry, sends entirely the wrong message," the organization said.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Monday he would not support requests to settle hundreds of Syrian refugees in the state. Noting that the state does not have the authority to cut off federal support for resettlement, he urged Congress to take "immediate and aggressive action" to cut off funding.

Others like Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced they would instruct state agencies to suspend relocation of refugees in their states.

The moves Monday follow opposition to refugees from Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Sunday.

Bentley said he would oppose any attempt to relocate Syrian refugees to Alabama through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

"The acts of terror committed over the weekend are a tragic reminder to the world that evil exists and takes the form of terrorists who seek to destroy the basic freedoms we will always fight to preserve," he said in the statement. "I will not place Alabamians at even the slightest, possible risk of an attack on our people."

No Syrian refugees have been relocated in Alabama to date, Bentley said. He added that the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is working with the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and federal intelligence partners to monitor any possible threats.

In Michigan, Snyder's office released a statement Sunday saying it would not accept any Syrian refugees until the Department of Homeland Security fully reviewed its procedures, according to theDetroit Free Press.

Michigan is home to the second-largest number of Arab immigrants among U.S. states, according to the Arab American Institute. There are 120,000 Michiganders of Lebanese and Syrian descent, and 100,000 of Iraqi descent, according to U.S. website Arab America. Many are Christians.

"Michigan is a welcoming state and we are proud of our rich history of immigration," Snyder said in the statement, according to the newspaper. "But our first priority is protecting the safety of our residents."

Kristine Van Noord, a refugee program manager for Bethany Christian Services in Michigan, told a local radio station in October that the organization settled 27 Syrian refugees in the last fiscal year and was expecting the number for next year to be "much, much higher."

— CNBC's Reem Nasr contributed to this report.

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/16/us-st...-refugees.html