republican governors ask president obama to suspend syrian refugee resettlement efforts

November 20, 2015 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: Our country has long served as a welcoming beacon to individuals and families who seek safety and refugee status within the borders of the United States. For years we have been proud to welcome refugees into our communities in their pursuit of a better life and future. However, we are deeply concerned that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may have exploited the generosity of the refugee system to carry out Friday’s terrorist attack in Paris. While the tragic event was a direct assault on the European Union’s refugee system, the potential for this situation to arise in the United States is escalated by information revealed by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey. In testimony before Congress, he admitted to certain inadequacies in the system that would prevent the thorough vetting of the 10,000 refugees your administration has pledged to admit into the United States. As governors, we are charged with ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our citizens. In order to adequately fulfill this duty, we request that you immediately review the process by which you conduct background checks on all individuals applying for refugee status and address the gaps acknowledged by your director of the FBI. In the wake of this recent tragedy, and until we can ensure the citizens of our states that an exhaustive review of all security measures has been completed and the necessary changes have

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Twenty-seven Republican governors sent a letter to President Obama today requesting that he pause his plan to resettle additional Syrian refugees into the U.S. until further improvements can be made to the vetting process for these candidates.

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Page 1: Republican Governors Ask President Obama To Suspend Syrian Refugee Resettlement Efforts

November 20, 2015

The Honorable Barack Obama

President of the United States

The White House

Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

Our country has long served as a welcoming beacon to individuals and families who seek safety

and refugee status within the borders of the United States. For years we have been proud to

welcome refugees into our communities in their pursuit of a better life and future.

However, we are deeply concerned that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may have exploited

the generosity of the refugee system to carry out Friday’s terrorist attack in Paris. While the

tragic event was a direct assault on the European Union’s refugee system, the potential for this

situation to arise in the United States is escalated by information revealed by the Director of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey. In testimony before Congress, he admitted to

certain inadequacies in the system that would prevent the thorough vetting of the 10,000 refugees

your administration has pledged to admit into the United States.

As governors, we are charged with ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our citizens. In order to

adequately fulfill this duty, we request that you immediately review the process by which you

conduct background checks on all individuals applying for refugee status and address the gaps

acknowledged by your director of the FBI.

In the wake of this recent tragedy, and until we can ensure the citizens of our states that an

exhaustive review of all security measures has been completed and the necessary changes have

Page 2: Republican Governors Ask President Obama To Suspend Syrian Refugee Resettlement Efforts

been implemented, we respectfully request that you suspend all plans to resettle additional Syrian

refugees.

Sincerely,

Governor Asa Hutchinson

Arkansas

Governor Rick Scott

Florida

Governor Sam Brownback

Kansas

Governor Bobby Jindal

Louisiana

Governor Robert Bentley

Alabama

Governor Paul R. LePage

Maine

Governor Terry E. Branstad

Iowa

Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter

Idaho

Governor Douglas A. Ducey

Arizona

Governor Bruce Rauner

Illinois

Governor Nathan Deal

Georgia

Page 3: Republican Governors Ask President Obama To Suspend Syrian Refugee Resettlement Efforts

Governor Pete Ricketts

Nebraska Governor Brian Sandoval

Nevada

Governor Jack Dalrymple

North Dakota

Governor Nikki Haley

South Carolina

Governor Greg Abbott

Texas

Governor Scott Walker

Wisconsin

Governor Dennis Daugaard

South Dakota

Governor John R. Kasich

Ohio

Governor Pat McCrory

North Carolina

Governor Mary Fallin

Oklahoma

Governor Susana Martinez

New Mexico

Governor Matthew H. Mead

Wyoming

Governor Bill Haslam

Tennessee

Governor Gary R. Herbert

Utah

Governor Chris Christie

New Jersey

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