A current of opposition against allowing Syrian refugees into the United States intensified today (November 16, 2015) when at least 23 U.S. governors -- citing security concerns -- said they would refuse to accept Syrian refugees into their states as a result of the Paris attacks, even as President Obama said such actions "would be a betrayal of our values," the LA Times website reports.
In addition to the governors, Republican members of Congress -- including the chairmen of the Senate Armed Services, Senate Intelligence, and House Homeland Security committees -- have called for a halt to admitting Syrian refugees to the United States. A House Judiciary subcommittee hearing is set for November 19.
Several top Republican candidates for U.S. president also called for rejecting Syrian refugees. Some of the terrorist attackers in the Paris bloodbaths have been identified as Syrian refugees.
The issue gained political traction today as the world reeled from the horror of the Paris terrorist attacks that killed at least 129 people in a string of bombings and shootings on November 13. The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the coordinated Paris attacks on six locations. Today, IS threatened to conduct similar attacks in the United States.
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