Thread: Can Republican Governors Block Syrian Refugees From Settling in Their States?

Originally Posted by artist

Despite the implication of some, states do not have the authority to refuse to accept refugees that are admitted by the federal government. The Refugee Act of 1980 authorizes the president to admit refugees who face persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. This Act also creates the Federal Refugee Resettlement Program to provide for the effective resettlement of refugees and to assist them to achieve economic self-sufficiency as quickly as possible after arrival in the United States. The resettlement process is federally-driven and federally-funded.

Quote is an excerpt from the response via email by gov tom wolf Pennsylvania

And where has the good Governor confirmed that Congress had a delegated power to adopt "The Refugee Act of 1980"?


It appears the good Governor supposes a statutory law is superior to the Constitution which was designed to control and limit Congress' authorized powers. Indeed, the good Governor's contention assumes, ”the servant is above his master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves.”___ quoting Hamilton inFederalist No 78.


JWK



"If the Constitution was ratified under the belief, sedulously propagated on all sides, that such protection was afforded, would it not now be a fraud upon the whole people to give a different construction to its powers?"___ Justice Story

Originally Posted by artist

Quote is an excerpt from the response via email by gov tom wolf Pennsylvania

Proof Tom Wolf is not competent to be Governor of the state of Pennsylvania or serve in any other government capacity.

It is very telling that not one personality at FoxNews, which has repeatedly asserted over the years that our federal government has exclusive power over immigration, has yet to point to the wording in our Constitution under which the president or Congress has been granted a power to flood a state with unwanted "refugees" or the tens of millions of poverty stricken poorly education and low skilled populations of Mexico and Central America.


JWK

The surest way for Obama to accomplish his fundamental transformation of America is to flood America with the poverty stricken and destitute populations of other countries.

SEE: Obama’s Unilateral Immigration Amnesty Plan Gets to the Supreme Court

"On Friday, the U.S. Justice Department filed a 35-page petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Texas v. U.S., the case filed by 26 states against President Obama’s immigration amnesty plan.

The government is appealing a preliminary injunction that stopped implementation of Obama’s amnesty plan, which was issued by a federal district court and upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 9."


JWK




The surest way for Obama to accomplish his fundamental transformation of America is to flood America with the poverty stricken and destitute populations of other countries.

12/4/15

U.S. files motion against Texas plan to bar Syrian refugees

Congress needs to immediately DEFUND all federal tax dollars paid to 501 C 3 "charities" except Medicare and Medicaid. Just stop all this money-making "charity". It's bull. It's evil really, to call yourself a religious charity organization raking in millions by bloating our country with immigrants we can't sustain. It's crazy, it's insanity. Pull the plug on all federal dollars to 501 C 3 "charities", except hospitals.

Pass the FairTax, this solves this problem and many others with 1 vote in each chamber of Congress and a signature by a President who cares about our nation and people.

The FairTax Act of 2015: HR 25 in the US House of Representatives and S 155 in the US Senate.

12/5/15

Texas backs down from effort to block Syrian refugees

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

12/5/15

Texas backs down from effort to block Syrian refugees

The Texas AG put on a good show, but seems to be working in concert with Obama to allow these unwanted foreigners to enter Texas.

The fact is, our President is not authorized under the Constitution to compel a state to accept unwanted foreigners. The States have never ceded their original policing powers over immigration, and a power not delegated is a power retained!

Additionally, the argument that Texas "has made no showing that these refugees pose any threat, much less an imminent one, to the safety or security of Texas residents or any other Americans," is not a legal argument indicating a State must accept them. Every state is free to adopt their own rules in this regard and our federal courts are not authorized to second guess policy decisions made by a state! This rule was confirmed by our very own Supreme Court!

…..we are not at liberty to second-guess congressional determinations and policy judgments of this order, however debatable or arguably unwise they may be…The wisdom of Congress' action, however, is not within our province to second guess. ELDRED etal. v. ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL (2003)


Why is the Texas AG folding like a cheap suit?


JWK


When will the America People realize we have an Islamic cell operating out of our nation's White House? Will they come to this conclusion when Islamic terrorist activities begin in our southern Border States or cities like New York City?

Additionally, the argument that Texas "has made no showing that these refugees pose any threat, much less an imminent one, to the safety or security of Texas residents or any other Americans," is not a legal argument indicating a State must accept them. Every state is free to adopt their own rules in this regard and our federal courts are not authorized to second guess policy decisions made by a state! This rule was confirmed by our very own Supreme Court!

Exactly. Righto!

States can refuse to admit immigrants for any reason or no reason at all. Their right, their authority, their power.

Just BUTT OUT, Feds! This is not and was never your job to admit immigrants let alone push or force them into our states against the will of our states. NEVER. Your job is to prohibit immigration, NOT promote, initiate, perpetuate or license or permit foreign migration into our States. You are doing the complete opposite of what you're supposed to be doing, so STOP IT!

From the arguments above, it seems that the federal government doesn't really have the power to admit them, but just for the sake of argument, let's say it does. If states, and even cities, can nullify federal immigration laws to become so-called "sanctuaries" for illegal aliens and states can nullify federal drug laws by "legalizing" a drug like marijuana that is illegal according to federal law, why can't a state nullify federal authority to take in refugees?