AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sent a letter to President Obama saying his state will not accept any Syrian refugees.
Abbot said the refusal is directly tied to attacks in Paris and that it appears at least one terrorist came into France with Syrian refugees.
“The FBI director testified to Congress that the federal government does not have the background information that is necessary to effectively conduct proper security checks on Syrian nationals, Director Comey explained:
“‘We can query our database until the cows come home, but there will be nothing show up because we have no record of them.”
Here is the full text of the letter:
Dear President Obama: As governor of Texas, I write to inform you that the State of Texas will not accept any refugees from Syria in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Paris.
Further, I – and millions of Americans – implore you to halt your plans to accept more Syrian refugees in the United States. 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.
The FBI director testified to Congress that the federal government does not have the background information that is necessary to effectively conduct proper security checks on Syrian nationals, Director Comey explained: “‘We can query our database until the cows come home, but there will be nothing show up because we have no record of them.”
The threat posed to Texas by ISIS is very real. ISIS claimed credit last May when two terrorist gunmen launched an attack in Garland, Texas. Less than two weeks later, the FBI arrested an Iraqi-born man in North Texas and charged him with lying to federal agents about traveling to Syria to fight with ISIS. And in 2014, when I served as Texas attorney general, we participated in a Joint Terrorism Task Force that arrested two Austin residents for providing material support to terrorists – including ISIS.
Given the tragic attack in Paris and the threats we have already seen in Texas, coupled with the FBI director’s acknowledgment that we do not have the information necessary to effectively vet Syrian nationals, Texas cannot participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees – any one of whom could be connected to terrorism – being resettled in Texas.
Effective today, I am directing the Texas Health & Human Services Commission’s Refugee Resettlement Program to not participate in the resettlement of any Syrian refugees in the State of Texas. And I urge you, as president, to hatt your plans to allow Syrians to be resettled anywhere in the United States. Neither you nor any federal official can guarantee that Syrian refugees will not be part of any terroristic activity. As such, opening our door to them irresponsibly exposes our fellow Americans to unacceptable peril.
http://wreg.com/2015/11/16/texas-refuses-to-accept-any-syrian-refugees/
What a crock of shite.
This a-hole (Texas Governor Greg Abbott) lets 1000 wetbacks into his state every goddamn day, but we’re supposed to be proud of him for putting his foot down over a handful of Syrians.
What it shows you is that his office is only in the business of catering to the demands of the TV-brainwashing agenda, and he doesn’t give a rat’s rectum about Texas, or the rest of the country, either.
Amen, Jolly Roger!
yeah and the real “funny” part is.. a Governor telling the Feds what he “wont do”
thats a good one
not to mention many of the 7 states that said “we wont”, already have
and will continue to take them in .. so we all better act like the 2nd amendment means something , ’cause were being set up by our handlers, and it could come down to you against them soon
“The threat posed to Texas by ISIS is very real. ISIS claimed credit last May when two terrorist gunmen launched an attack in Garland, Texas. Less than two weeks later, the FBI arrested an Iraqi-born man in North Texas and charged him with lying to federal agents about traveling to Syria to fight with ISIS.”
Gee… that’s as real as it gets. 🙄
“Neither you nor any federal official can guarantee that Syrian refugees will not be part of any terroristic activity.”
Blatant lie.
“Federal officials” (at least at the highest level) control “terroristic activity.” (no such word).
“Pucker your bunghole’s, secure the hatches, buckle down that yardarm Texas, your Governor just went “all in”. All the “beaners” you want, “just no Irish”! (vague reference to “Blazing Saddles”.)
He’s a player playing “the Game”, he takes his marching orders from the same joo filth all the rest of them have been, bribed, cheated, extorted, blackmailed, into submission by.
You mean he’s not genuinely concerned?
Say it ain’t so! 🙄
“What choo talkin’ about, Willis? One guy, who thinks he’s “all that” and a voice of the people, says were not doin’ it. ( Bought and paid for opposition) Greg Abbott is a whore like all the rest of ’em. He’s just farting in the wind, he knows it, so does everyone else.