Dear Editor:
For the last two days the news is full of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week. Not so prominent in the news is the president's plan to "import" up to 100,000 so-called Syrian refugees to the U.S. in the next year (10,000 this month alone). Officials at the FBI and Homeland Security have repeatedly warned that there is no infrastructure in place to properly vet refugees coming into the country, making the United States a prime target for ISIS terrorists claiming asylum.
When a person has been designated a "refugee" a plethora of public assistance benefits are available. In light of all this, a number of governors have publicly declared their states will not accept these refugees, including Alabama, Texas, Arkansas and Michigan. Where does Gov. Nixon stand on this?? Has anybody heard from his office on this?
Sources:
Alabama governor Robert Bentley is refusing to allow Syrian refugees to relocate to Alabama. (http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/alabama-governor-syrian-refugees-cant-come-alabama_1064649.html)
Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that Texas would refuse Syrian refugees after a terrorist attack in Paris killed more than 120 people. (http://www.texastribune.org/2015/11/16/texas-block-syrian-refugee-resettlement-abbott-say/)
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson joined other governors in opposition to resettling refugees. (http://abcnews.go.com/US/states-refuse-accept-syrian-refugees-wake/story?id=35231800)
Gov. Rick Snyder said in a statement Sunday that Michigan is postponing efforts to accept refugees until federal officials fully review security clearances and procedures. (http://accesswdun.com/article/2015/11/349890)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/11/16/of-course-despite-paris-obama-has-no-plans-to-change-syrian-refugee-policy-n2081336
http://refugeeusa.com/benefits/
https://www.dshs.wa.gov/esa/community-services-offices/refugee-cash-assistance
Public Assistance (http://www.rcusa.org/post-arrival-assistance-and-benefits)
The Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) Program is part of the Division of Refugee Assistance at the Office of Refugee Resettlement. CMA reimburses states for 100 percent of services provided to refugees and other eligible persons, as well as associated administrative costs. Programs eligible for reimbursement include: Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA); Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA); Unaccompanied Refugee Minors.