The Obama administration’s plan to resettle nearly 200,000 refugees in the U.S. over the next two years will have real fiscal and national security implications at a time when the U.S. has taken in more migrants than any other country, according to Sen. Jeff Sessions.
The Obama administration’s assurances concerning the admission of thousands of Syrian refugees — given the national security concerns — are not enough, two Republican leaders warn.
A former doctor from Syria has described how he now makes £60,000 a month trafficking people from Turkey to Europe. He has warned European Union (EU) member states that the refugees will continue to come even if all the borders are shut,
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says the U.S. should accept 65,000 more Syrian refugees, beyond the 10,000 the Obama administration has planned.
As the Obama administration moves forward with its plans to aggressively accelerate the admission of Syrian refugees, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is looking to rein in those plans and provide Congress a voice in the matter. “This bill will rein in the Administration’s refugee resettlement plans and give Congress more control over the process by requiring the Administration to get affirmative approval from Congress through the enactment of a joint resolution before any refugees may be admitted into the United States,” McCaul said.
An ex-Sinn Fein councillor has attacked his town as “far right” amid local opposition to accepting thousands of Syrians, claiming the migrants would be better treated in Syria. Padraig McShane is a representative for Coleraine, County Antrim. He was unimpressed when
The Archbishop of Canterbury has compared Syria’s refugees to Jesus as his rationale for offering a four bedroomed cottage in the grounds of Lambeth Palace to “one or two” Syrian families. The offer came after the Pope said he would
An Iowa news outlet tried–and failed–to draft Sen. Ted Cruz into the media’s campaign against Dr. Ben Carson, following the doctor’s Sunday declaration of opposition to Islamic ideology.
At least 4,200 people have offered to open their homes to Syrian refugees, taking the pressure off social housing lists, only to be told ‘no thanks’ by the government due to health and safety law. Critics of the policy have
The United States resettles more migrants than any other country in the world and six times more migrants then all the Latin American nations combined, according to an analysis by Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest.
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush stated that while allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the US is “a bad idea if there’s no screening,” “we should take every Christian Iraqi and every Christian Syrian” in a
The public’s weak support for accepting more refugees from the Middle East craters once the public learns about the massive numbers of would-be migrants, according to a new Ipsos poll.
The U.S. must learn the costs and national security risks of the refugee resettlement program before it admits any more refugees including Syrian refugees, Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) says. In an interview with Breitbart News, Babin expressed his adamant opposition to President Obama’s recent call to admit at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in the U.S. next year.
Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich stated of admitting refugees from the Middle East and Africa “if our intelligence community tells us it’s not safe, then we shouldn’t do it” on the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” after Wednesday’s
The U.S. should accept at least 65,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016, acceding to Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley. The former Maryland governor says President Obama’s move to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees next year is no more than “a token increase.”
Americans generally believe people fleeing war or political oppression in their home countries should be allowed to seek refuge in other countries, however few think the U.S. should accept more Syrian refugees, according to a new poll.
Representative Peter King (R-NY), a member of the Homeland Security Committee and Chairman Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee, said there is “no real way of vetting, to any extent, these refugees coming in” on Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Intelligence
Germany’s recent, surprise announcement of renewed border controls seems a direct consequence of its ill-fated decision to throw open its gates to all Syrians, a policy that has been fraught with problems from the outset. Since Syrians enjoy a privileged
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson stated, “the key thing is you have to seal the border.” He also argued with regards to the Syrian refugees, “It doesn’t make any sense to me that we should have to do it,
Prominent Mexican officials are calling on their president to open the doors for 10,000 Syrian refugees, though thousands of Mexicans per year are fleeing their cartel-controlled nation and its violence and seeking asylum in the United States. The move comes on the heels of Mexico accepting 30 Syrian students. Other nations south of the porous U.S.-Mexico border have already opened their doors for people fleeing the Middle East.
Columnist Pat Buchanan argued, “you are going to have an immense flood of refugees from all over the world, or from Africa and the Middle East, unless you call a halt to it in Europe” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” Buchanan
Columnist and author of “Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective,” Thomas Sowell argued that allowing refugees from the Middle East and Africa into the US “fits in wonderfully” with President Obama’s desire to “to redistribute that [America’s] wealth and
New York Times columnist David Brooks argued the US has “a responsibility to take in more refugees” from Syria on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” Brooks was asked, “We just had a segment where we laid out, in painful detail, how difficult it is
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher and author Salman Rushdie discussed the refugees fleeing the Middle East and Africa, arguing “the answer can’t really be that we empty out the Middle East of all the moderates” and “the solution to
The United States already admits massive numbers of global migrants and the Middle East should take the lead in resettling the current swell of refugees in that region, according to Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest.
Ohio Governor and Republican presidential John Kasich said, “I wouldn’t say to these people, ‘You can’t come in,’” but “if we can’t figure out who they are, and we think they pose a danger to us” refugees from the Middle
Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul stated he “would be very, very careful” in handling refugees from Africa and the Middle East on Thursday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Rand said, “You know, I’m all for helping
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated, ” I think the concept of a safe zone in Syria would be a terrific concept, relative to the other alternatives,” and “maybe makes more sense than anything, where all of the countries, and
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) stated, “we don’t have human intelligence on the ground properly in Syria, to have the database that’s sufficient to vet these individuals to know that they’re not threats” regarding the Syrian refugees
“We also know that ISIS wants to use refugee routes as cover to sneak operatives into the West. I implore the President to consult with Congress before taking any drastic action and to level with the American people about the very real security challenges we face,” the McCaul said. The Texas lawmaker acknowledged the tragedy of the current Syrian refugees crisis, saying the U.S. can help but urged the administration to take on the real problem, ISIS.
The Obama administration is planning to resettle 5,000 more refugees into the U.S. next year and that number could go much higher, Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers Wednesday in a closed door meeting. Kerry told lawmakers the administration is planning to increase the number of refugees from the past three year’s level of 70,000 to at least 75,000. When asked for a number, aides told the Wall Sttreet Journal, Kerry said about 100,000.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated of the refugees from the Middle East and Africa going through Europe “I’d love to help. But we have our own problems” on Wednesday’s broadcast of “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Trump was
South Carolina Senator and Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham stated, “I would ask the Department of Homeland Security, ‘How do we vet?’ But I think we have a moral obligation” to accept refugees from the Middle East and Africa on
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush stated the US should accept refugees from the Middle East and Africa, but “make sure” they’re not terrorists on Wednesday’s “Fox & Friends” on the Fox News Channel. Jeb said, [relevant
Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio stated he is “open” to accepting refugees from the Middle East and Africa if it can be ensured that there aren’t “people who are part of a terrorist organization” in an interview
During his Tuesday night appearance on the “O Reilly Factor,” when asked if America should allow refugees fleeing North Africa and the Middle East into America, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump answered, “You have to.” “I hate the concept of
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that while he hates “the concept” of letting refugees from the Middle East and north Africa into the US “on a humanitarian basis…you have to” on Tuesday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel.
Confronted with headlines in the media highlighting the extreme conditions suffered by Syrian refugees, the White House admitted that additional steps were “under active consideration” at the State Department.
The British press have been trying to whip up support for the migrants coming from Syria by printing their personal stories, but instead reveal how men have left their wives, young children and elderly relatives in the face of the
Israel has begun construction on a wall along its eastern border with Jordan in order to keep out any illegal immigrants and terrorists wanting to infiltrate the country. The wall will eventually encompass Israel’s whole border, as far as possible.
