Texas follows Kansas and New Jersey in pulling out of the refugee resettlement problem. After Obama and Clinton created the Syrian refugee crisis, they call it a crisis of epic proportions and drop the cost on overburdened tax payers
Posted on | September 21, 2016 | 1 Comment
Texas to stop refugee aid as Obama plans more resettlements
PAUL J. WEBER,Associated Press 1 hour 1 minute ago AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will stop helping the U.S. government provide aid and services to refugees, state officials said Wednesday, severing ties at a time when President Barack Obama has announced intentions to dramatically increase the number of resettlements in 2017.
Kansas and New Jersey also have pulled out of the federally funded refugee resettlement program due to what Republicans have called security concerns. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state will follow suit unless demands for more rigorous refugee vetting are “unconditionally” met by Sept. 30.
Federal officials say refugees are exhaustively screened and have won several court battles over states’ efforts to block the arrival of Syrian refugees in the wake of November’s deadly attacks in Paris.
But GOP leaders, including vice presidential candidate and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, have said a Syrian passport, now believed to be fake, was found near one of the suicide bombers, and earlier this week, presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s eldest son likened refugees from the war-torn country to a bowl of poisonous candy.
“Empathy must be balanced with security,” Abbott said Wednesday in a statement.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement that services for refugees would continue in Texas. In other states, the Obama administration works directly with local resettlement agencies instead of passing federal dollars for refugee services and benefits through state agencies.
One of the largest resettlement agencies in the U.S., the International Rescue Committee, released a statement from its Dallas director saying that Texas’ decision “cannot obstruct our moral obligation to protect and welcome the world’s most vulnerable.”
The White House has said the U.S. would resettle 110,000, a 30 percent increase over the 85,000 allowed this year.
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September 22nd, 2016 @ 9:32 am
Texas should bus them to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenus, Washington, DC and then drop them off…