A CBS News report reveals that refugees in Minneapolis have become a source for Islamic extremist recruitment. Earlier this month the outlet highlighted the Cedar Riverside community, which boasts the largest Somali population in the U.S. as one such breeding ground.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest is focusing on gun control.
Congress should use the power of the purse to ensure that the refugee program cannot be allowed to act as a “Trojan Horse” threat to national security, according to Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) and 73 of his House colleagues.
A Democratic congressman is raising concerns about Syrian refugees entering the U.S. via the southern border, pointing out that such a phenomena negates the idea of an extensive vetting process for Syrian refugees.
Texas officials are doubling-down on their opposition to Syrian refugees settling in the state. Help them and we may sue you and may terminate your funding from the state, state officials warn.
GOP presidential candidate Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) was a guest on Fox News Channel’s “MediaBuzz” Sunday to talk about his campaign and the Syrian refugee crisis. Christie made it known that he is not for Syrian refugees coming over to
Syrian refugees should be accepted, in part, because they are fleeing “terror,” says a new statement from the head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration.
Though they are officially “non-profit” organizations, Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, and several other Christian organizations are profiting from lucrative contracts with the federal government to resettle refugees in the United States. Of the 100,000 refugees resettled in the United States in 2014 under the Refugee Resettlement program, an estimated 40 percent were Muslims.
Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said that President Obama “always sort of lifts his head, puts his nose up in the air, and tells us that we’re just not as strong morally, and we just don’t
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson plans to put forward “real solutions” for the United States to help Jordan, which is currently housing 1.4 million refugees, following Carson’s trip to Jordan over the Thanksgiving weekend where he spoke with Syrian refugees and officials during visits to several medical facilities, adding that he was delighted to learn about the humanitarian efforts by other countries to help assist the suffering refugees.
While the argument rages over when or even if the U.S. should accept Syrian refugees, Oakland A’s pitcher Sean Doolittle put actions to the test, not just words, by inviting 17 Syrian families to Thanksgiving dinner.
On the heels of his announcement that he would open his own Traverse City, Michigan, home to Syrian refugees entering the U.S., leftwing filmmaker Michael Moore has launched a website to encourage Americans to join him in opening their own homes to refugees.
The recent border apprehensions of Syrian nationals highlight that terrorists could enter the U.S. illegally via the country’s southwest border, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees warn.
The Obama administration has warned states to comply with federal efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in communities around the U.S. or else find their states subject to enforcement action.
The Obama Administration got back in the face of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the other governors who said they would not accept Syrian refugees in their states. The governors were told they must take the Syrian refugees whether they want to or not. The move by the Office of Refugee Resettlement could lead to yet another lawsuit filed by states against the federal government.
There is a basis for coexistence, and also great deal of ordinary kindness between Muslims and Jews. But the problem of antisemitism is becoming impossible to ignore, and we need to address it before throwing the doors open.
President Obama has become the crazy uncle at everyone’s Thanksgiving table, unloading a ridiculous comparison between Syrian refugees and the pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower in his holiday address.
The Obama Department of Agriculture sent a letter to Georgia’s social services agency Wednesday, warning that if the state refuses to grant food stamp benefits to Syrian refugees, it would be doing so in direct violation of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
President Obama delivered his Thanksgiving address this morning, including a political lecture on Syrian refugees. He told Americans that Syrian refugees were just like the pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower.
Pundits expected the terrorist attacks in Paris to shove the GOP’s primary race towards national-security debates and to boost the experienced pols, including Sen. Marco Rubio.
Retired NBC anchor Tom Brokaw says, “It’s immoral for a democracy to send 1 percent of its population in a uniform into harm’s way over and over again.”
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh responded to a piece in the Huffington Post comparing the Pilgrims to Syrian refugees with, “if you take this guy all the way out to his logical conclusion, the Syrian refugees are gonna kill all
Per an investigation by WSBTV, a large number of refugees are being deported for violent crimes. The research revealed that from 2003 through 2013, federal authorities deported 1,033 refugees. In those overall numbers, 713 refugees got shipped out of the United States
NBC and MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell argued, “the 2016 campaign has gone to a very dark place” regarding the Syrian refugees during an interview with former USAID Administrator and distinguished fellow at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service Rajiv Shah on
Presidential Candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tells radio host Jeff Kuhner that we “coddled” the Boston bombers, “gave them free stuff” and they still “decided to attack us.”
New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie declared President Obama a “petulant child” on the Syrian refugee issue on Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. Christie said, [relevant remarks begin around 3:30] “the president was a
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings spoke out against Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s order to state agencies not to participate in Syrian refugee resettlement programs of the federal government. Abbott issued an order last week stopping Texas’ participation and he urged the White House to stop its programs.
Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio stated, “What we’re saying is, you can’t come here as a refugee if we can’t vet you. And all I’ve said is we are not going to be able to vet most
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Monday that the United States already vets refugees entering the country, and she has no specific plan to make the vetting process more stringent.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that he wants a registry of Syrian refugees, but that the difference between his plan and what is done now is, “I don’t want them to come here” in an interview broadcast on Monday’s
Economist, and speechwriter for Presidents Nixon and Ford Ben Stein argued that President Obama views the American people as “racist sons of b*tches” when it comes to the Syrian refugees in an interview with Fox News Radio’s John Gibson on
During Sunday night’s “Last Week Tonight” on HBO, host John Oliver denounced GOP critics of allowing Syrian refugees into America.
However, while Barack Obama and the plan’s advocates argue its safety and compassion, government officials have for months been highlighting concerns — both directly and indirectly — about the nation’s ability to vet Syrian refugees amid a lack of data.
Hundreds of pro-Syrian refugee activists took to the streets of Austin, Texas, this weekend to protest Governor Greg Abbott’s order to refuse the resettlement of Syrian refugees into Texas. One week ago, the Texas governor ordered state agencies not to participate in any federal resettlement programs. He also urged the White House to stop its program of bringing un-vetted Syrian refugees into America. Abbott partnered with at least thirty other governors in refusing the refugees from Syria.
More than 10 percent of Syrian refugees say they have a “positive” view of the Islamic State (ISIS), according to a recent publication by the American Enterprise Institute.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign invoked the war crimes of Adolf Hitler to justify her position that the United States should take in thousands of Syrian refugees.
During her opening statement Saturday in Fox News Channel’s “Justice,” Judge Jeanine Pirro ripped President Barack Obama for using the “religion card” in his comments regarding the welcoming of Syrian refugees into the United States. Pirro scolded Obama for “preaching” what
On New York City’s AM 970, host John Catsimatidis welcomed Ohio Gov. John Kasich on his “The Cats Roundtable” program Sunday The GOP presidential candidate took his stance on Syrian refugees, urging President Obama to “take the pause” or else “it would be a
Conservative commentator Pat Buchanan spoke with radio host John Catsimatidis on his Sunday radio show “The Cats Roundtable” AM 970 in New York, where they discussed terrorism and immigration in light of the Syrian refugee crisis. The former adviser to both Reagan
In a surprising twist in the 2016 election, presidential aspirant Sen. Marco Rubio has proposed a new plan for helping President Obama resettle Syrian refugees in the United States.
