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Two conservative governors are closing their states to Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks, suggesting that terrorists would try to infiltrate their borders through refugee programs.
“Given the terrible situation in Paris, I’ve directed that we put on hold our efforts to accept new refugees until the U.S. Department of Homeland Security completes a full review of security clearances and procedures,” Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) said in a statement released by his office on Sunday.
Alabama Gov. Richard Bentley (R) followed Snyder’s lead Sunday night. “As your governor, I will not stand complicit to a policy that places the citizens of Alabama in harm’s way,” Bentley said. “I will not place Alabamians at even the slightest, possible risk of an attack on our people.”
According to Buzzfeed, no Syrian refugees have actually been settled in Alabama.
On Sunday, the Obama administration reaffirmed its commitment to take in 10,000 refugees, who are fleeing devastation and death tolls that match the scale of the Paris attacks every day.
But the fearmongering over terrorists posing as refugees has reached a fever pitch after it was discovered that one of the Paris attackers had entered the country as a Syrian refugee.
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