Vice President Joe Biden argued that turning away Syrian refugees “would play right into the terrorists’ hands” and “Refusing to compromise our fundamental American values: freedom, openness, tolerance. That’s who we are. That’s how we win” during the White House’s
New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that while it’s “appalling” to pause admitting more Syrian and Iraqi refugees, “for him [President Obama] to wax self-righteously about other people, and their response to the Syrian refugee — he bears some responsibility
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher declared, “”I think that Islam is a problem” and that people who think Syrian refugees have values at odds with US values, “may not be wrong” on Friday. Maher stated, “I think that Islam
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addressed the firestorm over whether he is for a database for Muslims, saying, “I was really responding to totally different reporter. He was responding to that reporter, where basically the suggestion was made, and it’s certainly
Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul stated that the US should “look at anyone coming from about 30 countries,” not just Iraq and Syria, in an interview with Fox News Radio’s John Gibson on Friday.
Michael Moore is no fan of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s recent ban on allowing Syrian refugees into his state. In a show of defiance, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has offered up his own Traverse City residence to Syrians looking for shelter in the United States.
Fox Business Network “Varney & Co.” host Stuart Varney and Representative and Iraq War veteran Seth Moulton (D-MA) clashed over the House bill putting a pause on Syrian refugees on Friday. Moulton argued that the US shouldn’t put a pause
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has established an internet based tip line to allow Texans to report suspicious behaviors that might lead to terrorism or other criminal activities. The move follows the attacks in Paris and the revelation by Breitbart Texas about Syrians who were caught crossing the Texas border with Mexico this week.
On his Thursday radio show, conservative talker Mark Levin offered his reaction House Speaker Paul Ryan’s interview on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” the night before. During that appearance, Ryan laid out the components of his legislation that would deal with
CNN suspended a political reporter for two weeks after she tweeted an attack on House Republicans while reporting on their vote to put a pause on Obama’s Syrian refugee importation policy.
The mainstream media and the political left are pushing back against a Breitbart News story: “Exclusive–Confirmed: 8 Syrians Caught at Texas Border in Laredo.”
GOP presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is introducing legislation to keep the people in the District of Columbia more safe, removing existing firearm ownership laws that some argue are restrictive. His legislation would also require concealed weapons permits to grant reciprocity for both residents and non-residents.
Americans can help 12 refugees in safe havens overseas for every one single refugee brought to the United States, according to a new report from the Center of Immigration Studies (CIS).
The best solution to the refugee crisis in the Middle East is to establish “safe zones” in the region, rather than depopulating the area by relocating people in the U.S. or elsewhere, according to Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).
Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz argued, “seems more upset that Republicans are calling for protecting this country than he is that ISIS terrorists murdered 129 people in Paris” and argued “we need fundamental reforms to the visa
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) responded to President Obama’s assertion that Republicans “are scared of widows and orphans,” arguing instead that he is scared of Obama’s lack of a strategy in the Middle East.
A group of students in Texas are joining with other activists to protest Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s order to stop the state from participating in the resettlement of Syrian refugees.
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4038, a bill to beef up security measures for admitting refugees from Syria and Iraq into the United States, in a vote 289 to 137 on Thursday. Only two Republicans voted against the bill, while 47 Democrats joined the majority in voting to pass the legislation.
Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) expressed her support for the bill to freeze the admission of Syrian refugees, and that “if you’ve got a situation where you have an orphan, or a child, or a single mom who is bringing her
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s message to Americans this Thanksgiving is that the nation’s “broken immigration system” is “cruel” to illegal immigrants.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tells Breitbart News exclusively that President Barack Obama is more angry with Republicans in America than he is with ISIS and jihadists around the world.
Donald Trump, the 2016 GOP presidential frontrunner, says President Obama is “not going to stop” at just a handful of Syrian refugees.
The government stops tracking refugees in the U.S. after three months and Syrian refugees will receive no additional tracking, State Department official Anne Richard testified before a House panel Thursday.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) stated that he agrees with House Speaker Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) on pausing the Iraqi and Syrian refugee programs and “there is no true and accurate way…of identifying exactly who we’re letting into the
“We found that it costs 12 times as much to resettle a refugee from Syria, from the Middle East, in the United States as it does to provide for them in their own region,” Krikorian testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who is running for Mark Kirk’s U.S. Senate seat, is suddenly speaking out about Syrian refugees, after doing and saying nothing for years.
President Barack Obama has slammed Republican candidates for president several times this week while on an overseas trip. In 2008, however, Obama and his campaign attacked President George W. Bush for a perceived criticism delivered from abroad.
On Tuesday, The View’s eminent historian Whoopi Goldberg, reaching into her vast bag of historical erudition, pulled out a tidbit of data that would astonish even Jesus: Adolf Hitler was a Christian.
Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said that in a classified briefing with “senior intelligence and defense officials of the Obama administration” the officials stated “they have no idea of the backgrounds of these Syrian Muslim refugees. They
On Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown balked at a blanket acceptance of Syrian refugees during a White House teleconference with fellow governors–despite his public protestations that he fully supports bringing the refugees to his state.
Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) stated that the White House told him the White House wouldn’t explain how the US’ refugee vetting program is better than France’s and they wouldn’t give him “any authority to make decisions for my state,” or
House Speaker Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) stated that while he doesn’t want terrorists to dictate whether the Syrian and Iraqi refugee programs exist, “the FBI cannot right now, certify these standards, so this does pause the program. And so, we
Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum argued President Obama’s ISIS policy, “sounds like President Obama is in cahoots with the strategy of ISIS to maintain their territorial integrity,” “provides the greatest recruitment tool for ISIS,” and is
National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Colin Kahl said he would “have no problem” with Syrian refugees settling in his neighborhood, and “I think most Americans have no problem” with doing so on Wednesday’s “MSNBC Live.” Kahl
Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul stated that “refugees come here, and immediately are put on welfare” and advocated cutting off arms sales to Gulf nations “until they start accepting refugees” on Wednesday’s “Happening Now” on the Fox
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said that “there should be a pause” in accepting Syrian refugees and criticized the Obama administration for not sending “a clear signal of what the vetting process is, and, governors have
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists and other terrorists are committed to infiltrating the Syrian refugee resettlement flow into Western countries such as the United States, according to the preliminary findings of a House panel review.
Republican presidential candidate and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee criticized President Obama for “attacking Republicans” while the French president is “going after ISIS,” argued the “same people” who “gave us the Obamacare website” “want us to just trust them that all
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) stressed Wednesday that there will be no “religious test” barring the acceptance of Syrian refugees into the U.S. based on faith.
Tennessee State Representative Glen Casada tells Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that he wants Republican Governor Bill Haslam to call out the National Guard to prevent additional Syrian refugees from entering the state.
