6 states so far say "HELL NO !" to Muslim "refugees" !

[Asclepias]

Wish my state had balls like this, but it's a blue cupcake state.

How soon will Obama start the lawsuits ?

(Reuters) - Texas, Arkansas, Indiana and Louisiana on Monday joined two other U.S. states in saying they will no longer accept Syrian refugees, contending it is too dangerous to let in people from that war-torn country following Friday's deadly Paris attack.

Republican Governors Greg Abbott of Texas, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mike Pence of Indiana and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, followed the lead of Alabama and Michigan in saying their states would no longer help support the Obama administration's goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming years.

"Texas cannot participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees - any one of whom could be connected to terrorism - being resettled in Texas," Abbott said in an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday. "Neither you nor any federal official can guarantee that Syrian refugees will not be part of any terroristic activity."

But it was unclear what authority governors had to stop admitting refugees into their states, legal experts said.

"The federal government has the power over immigration. If they admit Syrian refugees, they're here," said Deborah Anker, a professor of law at Harvard Law School who specializes in immigration issues. "People aren't going to the (state) border. The federal government is going to bring them in."

The decisions to stop accepting refugees from Syria came three days after gunmen and suicide bombers believed to be part of the Islamic State militant group killed 129 people in a series of coordinated attacks in Paris, the worst such event in France since World War Two.

A Syrian passport found near the body of one of the attackers showed that its holder passed through Greece in October, raising concern that the attackers had entered Europe amid the wave of refugees fleeing that country's four-year civil war.

The United States admitted 1,682 Syrian refugees in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, a sharp jump from the 105 admitted a year earlier. Texas, California and Michigan accepted the largest number of people fleeing the war.

Secretary of State John Kerry in September said the United States would increase the number of refugees it takes in from all nations by 15,000 per year over the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 a year by 2017.

Some of the charitable groups that work to resettle refugees criticized the moves, saying that the governors are wrongly targeting people who are fleeing violence, not trying to spread it.

"For these governors to falsely assert that the U.S. refugee admissions program places their states at risk is utterly preposterous," the Rev. John McCullough, chief executive of the Church World Service, one of nine charitable groups that works with the U.S.'s Office of Refugee Resettlement, said in a statement.

"Refugees are the single most scrutinized and vetted individuals to travel to the United States," McCullough said "These knee-jerk reactions stoke fear and bigotry, and have no place in this great nation."

Alabama and Michigan said they would no longer accept Syrian refugees on Sunday.

Michigan's Republican governor, Rick Snyder, described his state, which has a large Arab-American population, as "welcoming" but said the risk associated with admitting Syrian refugees was too high.

"Our first priority is protecting the safety of our residents," Snyder said on Sunday. "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."

The governors said they were ordering their state departments of health and human services to stop working with Syrian refugees.

Jindal also noted that Louisiana State Police were aware of a Syrian refugee already relocated within the state, and directed law enforcement to monitor for possible threats. Jindal is a Republican candidate for president.

(Reporting by Scott Malone in Boston; Additional reporting by Jon Herskovitz in Austin and Colleen Jenkins in Winston-Salem; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

Six U.S. states shut doors to Syrian refugees after Paris attack

I was unaware that the states could dictate to the feds what they do on federally controlled issues like immigration?

There's a lot you're not aware of.

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

1861...and if they keep pushing it'll happen again.

Ok internet Rambo.

 

[Asclepias]

Wish my state had balls like this, but it's a blue cupcake state.

How soon will Obama start the lawsuits ?

(Reuters) - Texas, Arkansas, Indiana and Louisiana on Monday joined two other U.S. states in saying they will no longer accept Syrian refugees, contending it is too dangerous to let in people from that war-torn country following Friday's deadly Paris attack.

Republican Governors Greg Abbott of Texas, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mike Pence of Indiana and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, followed the lead of Alabama and Michigan in saying their states would no longer help support the Obama administration's goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming years.

"Texas cannot participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees - any one of whom could be connected to terrorism - being resettled in Texas," Abbott said in an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday. "Neither you nor any federal official can guarantee that Syrian refugees will not be part of any terroristic activity."

But it was unclear what authority governors had to stop admitting refugees into their states, legal experts said.

"The federal government has the power over immigration. If they admit Syrian refugees, they're here," said Deborah Anker, a professor of law at Harvard Law School who specializes in immigration issues. "People aren't going to the (state) border. The federal government is going to bring them in."

The decisions to stop accepting refugees from Syria came three days after gunmen and suicide bombers believed to be part of the Islamic State militant group killed 129 people in a series of coordinated attacks in Paris, the worst such event in France since World War Two.

A Syrian passport found near the body of one of the attackers showed that its holder passed through Greece in October, raising concern that the attackers had entered Europe amid the wave of refugees fleeing that country's four-year civil war.

The United States admitted 1,682 Syrian refugees in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, a sharp jump from the 105 admitted a year earlier. Texas, California and Michigan accepted the largest number of people fleeing the war.

Secretary of State John Kerry in September said the United States would increase the number of refugees it takes in from all nations by 15,000 per year over the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 a year by 2017.

Some of the charitable groups that work to resettle refugees criticized the moves, saying that the governors are wrongly targeting people who are fleeing violence, not trying to spread it.

"For these governors to falsely assert that the U.S. refugee admissions program places their states at risk is utterly preposterous," the Rev. John McCullough, chief executive of the Church World Service, one of nine charitable groups that works with the U.S.'s Office of Refugee Resettlement, said in a statement.

"Refugees are the single most scrutinized and vetted individuals to travel to the United States," McCullough said "These knee-jerk reactions stoke fear and bigotry, and have no place in this great nation."

Alabama and Michigan said they would no longer accept Syrian refugees on Sunday.

Michigan's Republican governor, Rick Snyder, described his state, which has a large Arab-American population, as "welcoming" but said the risk associated with admitting Syrian refugees was too high.

"Our first priority is protecting the safety of our residents," Snyder said on Sunday. "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."

The governors said they were ordering their state departments of health and human services to stop working with Syrian refugees.

Jindal also noted that Louisiana State Police were aware of a Syrian refugee already relocated within the state, and directed law enforcement to monitor for possible threats. Jindal is a Republican candidate for president.

(Reporting by Scott Malone in Boston; Additional reporting by Jon Herskovitz in Austin and Colleen Jenkins in Winston-Salem; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

Six U.S. states shut doors to Syrian refugees after Paris attack

I was unaware that the states could dictate to the feds what they do on federally controlled issues like immigration?

There's a lot you're not aware of.

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

Wish my state had balls like this, but it's a blue cupcake state.

How soon will Obama start the lawsuits ?

Six U.S. states shut doors to Syrian refugees after Paris attack

I was unaware that the states could dictate to the feds what they do on federally controlled issues like immigration?

There's a lot you're not aware of.

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

 

[Asclepias]

I was unaware that the states could dictate to the feds what they do on federally controlled issues like immigration?

There's a lot you're not aware of.

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

 

[cereal_killer]

Wish my state had balls like this, but it's a blue cupcake state.

How soon will Obama start the lawsuits ?

(Reuters) - Texas, Arkansas, Indiana and Louisiana on Monday joined two other U.S. states in saying they will no longer accept Syrian refugees, contending it is too dangerous to let in people from that war-torn country following Friday's deadly Paris attack.

Republican Governors Greg Abbott of Texas, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mike Pence of Indiana and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, followed the lead of Alabama and Michigan in saying their states would no longer help support the Obama administration's goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming years.

"Texas cannot participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees - any one of whom could be connected to terrorism - being resettled in Texas," Abbott said in an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday. "Neither you nor any federal official can guarantee that Syrian refugees will not be part of any terroristic activity."

But it was unclear what authority governors had to stop admitting refugees into their states, legal experts said.

"The federal government has the power over immigration. If they admit Syrian refugees, they're here," said Deborah Anker, a professor of law at Harvard Law School who specializes in immigration issues. "People aren't going to the (state) border. The federal government is going to bring them in."

The decisions to stop accepting refugees from Syria came three days after gunmen and suicide bombers believed to be part of the Islamic State militant group killed 129 people in a series of coordinated attacks in Paris, the worst such event in France since World War Two.

A Syrian passport found near the body of one of the attackers showed that its holder passed through Greece in October, raising concern that the attackers had entered Europe amid the wave of refugees fleeing that country's four-year civil war.

The United States admitted 1,682 Syrian refugees in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, a sharp jump from the 105 admitted a year earlier. Texas, California and Michigan accepted the largest number of people fleeing the war.

Secretary of State John Kerry in September said the United States would increase the number of refugees it takes in from all nations by 15,000 per year over the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 a year by 2017.

Some of the charitable groups that work to resettle refugees criticized the moves, saying that the governors are wrongly targeting people who are fleeing violence, not trying to spread it.

"For these governors to falsely assert that the U.S. refugee admissions program places their states at risk is utterly preposterous," the Rev. John McCullough, chief executive of the Church World Service, one of nine charitable groups that works with the U.S.'s Office of Refugee Resettlement, said in a statement.

"Refugees are the single most scrutinized and vetted individuals to travel to the United States," McCullough said "These knee-jerk reactions stoke fear and bigotry, and have no place in this great nation."

Alabama and Michigan said they would no longer accept Syrian refugees on Sunday.

Michigan's Republican governor, Rick Snyder, described his state, which has a large Arab-American population, as "welcoming" but said the risk associated with admitting Syrian refugees was too high.

"Our first priority is protecting the safety of our residents," Snyder said on Sunday. "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."

The governors said they were ordering their state departments of health and human services to stop working with Syrian refugees.

Jindal also noted that Louisiana State Police were aware of a Syrian refugee already relocated within the state, and directed law enforcement to monitor for possible threats. Jindal is a Republican candidate for president.

(Reporting by Scott Malone in Boston; Additional reporting by Jon Herskovitz in Austin and Colleen Jenkins in Winston-Salem; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

Six U.S. states shut doors to Syrian refugees after Paris attack

I was unaware that the states could dictate to the feds what they do on federally controlled issues like immigration?

This is correct. States don't have the authority to prevent the Federal Governments funding the relocation of these refugee's. Congress has to do it and we all know how that will end up

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

There's a lot you're not aware of.

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

Sanctuary cities violate federal law, so maybe we should take a page out of your playbook.

 

[Rotagilla]

There's a lot you're not aware of.

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

They government works for the people. It'll get enforced.

How many syrian "refugees" do you want to bring to your town? Explain the benefits.

 

[Asclepias]

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

They government works for the people. It'll get enforced.

How many syrian "refugees" do you want to bring to your town? Explain the benefits.

No it wont get enforced because not everyone is a dumbass like you.

I dont care how many they bring to my town. Why would I waste my time explaining the benefits to you? You lost the small amount of relevancy you had long ago that would prompt me to do so.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

Wish my state had balls like this, but it's a blue cupcake state.

How soon will Obama start the lawsuits ?

(Reuters) - Texas, Arkansas, Indiana and Louisiana on Monday joined two other U.S. states in saying they will no longer accept Syrian refugees, contending it is too dangerous to let in people from that war-torn country following Friday's deadly Paris attack.

Republican Governors Greg Abbott of Texas, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mike Pence of Indiana and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, followed the lead of Alabama and Michigan in saying their states would no longer help support the Obama administration's goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming years.

"Texas cannot participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees - any one of whom could be connected to terrorism - being resettled in Texas," Abbott said in an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday. "Neither you nor any federal official can guarantee that Syrian refugees will not be part of any terroristic activity."

But it was unclear what authority governors had to stop admitting refugees into their states, legal experts said.

"The federal government has the power over immigration. If they admit Syrian refugees, they're here," said Deborah Anker, a professor of law at Harvard Law School who specializes in immigration issues. "People aren't going to the (state) border. The federal government is going to bring them in."

The decisions to stop accepting refugees from Syria came three days after gunmen and suicide bombers believed to be part of the Islamic State militant group killed 129 people in a series of coordinated attacks in Paris, the worst such event in France since World War Two.

A Syrian passport found near the body of one of the attackers showed that its holder passed through Greece in October, raising concern that the attackers had entered Europe amid the wave of refugees fleeing that country's four-year civil war.

The United States admitted 1,682 Syrian refugees in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, a sharp jump from the 105 admitted a year earlier. Texas, California and Michigan accepted the largest number of people fleeing the war.

Secretary of State John Kerry in September said the United States would increase the number of refugees it takes in from all nations by 15,000 per year over the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 a year by 2017.

Some of the charitable groups that work to resettle refugees criticized the moves, saying that the governors are wrongly targeting people who are fleeing violence, not trying to spread it.

"For these governors to falsely assert that the U.S. refugee admissions program places their states at risk is utterly preposterous," the Rev. John McCullough, chief executive of the Church World Service, one of nine charitable groups that works with the U.S.'s Office of Refugee Resettlement, said in a statement.

"Refugees are the single most scrutinized and vetted individuals to travel to the United States," McCullough said "These knee-jerk reactions stoke fear and bigotry, and have no place in this great nation."

Alabama and Michigan said they would no longer accept Syrian refugees on Sunday.

Michigan's Republican governor, Rick Snyder, described his state, which has a large Arab-American population, as "welcoming" but said the risk associated with admitting Syrian refugees was too high.

"Our first priority is protecting the safety of our residents," Snyder said on Sunday. "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."

The governors said they were ordering their state departments of health and human services to stop working with Syrian refugees.

Jindal also noted that Louisiana State Police were aware of a Syrian refugee already relocated within the state, and directed law enforcement to monitor for possible threats. Jindal is a Republican candidate for president.

(Reporting by Scott Malone in Boston; Additional reporting by Jon Herskovitz in Austin and Colleen Jenkins in Winston-Salem; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

Six U.S. states shut doors to Syrian refugees after Paris attack

I was unaware that the states could dictate to the feds what they do on federally controlled issues like immigration?

This is correct. States don't have the authority to prevent the Federal Governments funding the relocation of these refugee's. Congress has to do it and we all know how that will end up

Sanctuary cities don't have the authority to violate federal immigration laws either. What's telling is how the right to reign is being fought on every level, from marijuana legalization to gun control nullification. The assumption that the feds say jump and the states say "how high?" is softening. Buckwheat certainly contributed to the states viewing the feds as the enemy when he sued Arizona, and so the trajectory is set.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

They government works for the people. It'll get enforced.

How many syrian "refugees" do you want to bring to your town? Explain the benefits.

No it wont get enforced because not everyone is a dumbass like you.

I dont care how many they bring to my town. Why would I waste my time explaining the benefits to you? You lost the small amount of relevancy you had long ago that would prompt me to do so.

There you go folks, find out where this guy lives and then recommend ALL refugees head there.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

Sanctuary cities violate federal law, so maybe we should take a page out of your playbook.

No, they do not. The local Barney Fifes are not required to do the work of the Feds.

 

[Asclepias]

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

They government works for the people. It'll get enforced.

How many syrian "refugees" do you want to bring to your town? Explain the benefits.

No it wont get enforced because not everyone is a dumbass like you.

I dont care how many they bring to my town. Why would I waste my time explaining the benefits to you? You lost the small amount of relevancy you had long ago that would prompt me to do so.

There you go folks, find out where this guy lives and then recommend ALL refugees head there.

I have the feeling you and most of the other illiterates dont have the relevancy necessary to effect much change.

 

[Asclepias]

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

Sanctuary cities violate federal law, so maybe we should take a page out of your playbook.

Do you have a link where they violate federal law or is this more jibber jabber by a lap dog?

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

Since sanctuary cities, Rubberband Man.

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

Sanctuary cities violate federal law, so maybe we should take a page out of your playbook.

Do you have a link where they violate federal law or is this more jibber jabber by a lap dog?

It's in the Constitution, Rubberband Man. Congress alone has power to set immigration policy; not Buckwheat, not San Francisco, just Congress.

It's clear you lack an education. Did you graduate from Eastside High?

 

[Asclepias]

What about them uncle tonto?

Thumbing their nose at federal immigration law, Rubberband Man. Did you think that only works one way?

Its not against the law to thumb your nose as long as you dont do something stupid like break federal law. Face it. The governors are just talking shit they dont have the authority to enforce.

Sanctuary cities violate federal law, so maybe we should take a page out of your playbook.

Do you have a link where they violate federal law or is this more jibber jabber by a lap dog?

It's in the Constitution, Rubberband Man. Congress alone has power to set immigration policy; not Buckwheat, not San Francisco, just Congress.

It's clear you lack an education. Did you graduate from Eastside High?

Dont deflect. Show me the link. If it was against the law why isnt congress stopping it?

 

[Iron Head]

We ought to agree to take them all. Then when they get here we intern them in a tent camp that we construct in the desert. We pay for this all with revenues from oil sales from the oil fields we seize in Iraq.

 

[AmericanFirst1]

How lucky for Obama that this is a Federal thing, the local "Burn the Koran" assholes don't actually have a say...

I use the Quran for TP.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

How lucky for Obama that this is a Federal thing, the local "Burn the Koran" assholes don't actually have a say...

I use the Quran for TP.

Same as ISIS, only they use your holy book. Congrats, you are the same.

 

[AmericanFirst1]

How lucky for Obama that this is a Federal thing, the local "Burn the Koran" assholes don't actually have a say...

I use the Quran for TP.

Same as ISIS, only they use your holy book. Congrats, you are the same.

Difference is there book is satans book.

 

[bodecea]

Wish my state had balls like this, but it's a blue cupcake state.

How soon will Obama start the lawsuits ?

(Reuters) - Texas, Arkansas, Indiana and Louisiana on Monday joined two other U.S. states in saying they will no longer accept Syrian refugees, contending it is too dangerous to let in people from that war-torn country following Friday's deadly Paris attack.

Republican Governors Greg Abbott of Texas, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mike Pence of Indiana and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, followed the lead of Alabama and Michigan in saying their states would no longer help support the Obama administration's goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming years.

"Texas cannot participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees - any one of whom could be connected to terrorism - being resettled in Texas," Abbott said in an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday. "Neither you nor any federal official can guarantee that Syrian refugees will not be part of any terroristic activity."

But it was unclear what authority governors had to stop admitting refugees into their states, legal experts said.

"The federal government has the power over immigration. If they admit Syrian refugees, they're here," said Deborah Anker, a professor of law at Harvard Law School who specializes in immigration issues. "People aren't going to the (state) border. The federal government is going to bring them in."

The decisions to stop accepting refugees from Syria came three days after gunmen and suicide bombers believed to be part of the Islamic State militant group killed 129 people in a series of coordinated attacks in Paris, the worst such event in France since World War Two.

A Syrian passport found near the body of one of the attackers showed that its holder passed through Greece in October, raising concern that the attackers had entered Europe amid the wave of refugees fleeing that country's four-year civil war.

The United States admitted 1,682 Syrian refugees in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, a sharp jump from the 105 admitted a year earlier. Texas, California and Michigan accepted the largest number of people fleeing the war.

Secretary of State John Kerry in September said the United States would increase the number of refugees it takes in from all nations by 15,000 per year over the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 a year by 2017.

Some of the charitable groups that work to resettle refugees criticized the moves, saying that the governors are wrongly targeting people who are fleeing violence, not trying to spread it.

"For these governors to falsely assert that the U.S. refugee admissions program places their states at risk is utterly preposterous," the Rev. John McCullough, chief executive of the Church World Service, one of nine charitable groups that works with the U.S.'s Office of Refugee Resettlement, said in a statement.

"Refugees are the single most scrutinized and vetted individuals to travel to the United States," McCullough said "These knee-jerk reactions stoke fear and bigotry, and have no place in this great nation."

Alabama and Michigan said they would no longer accept Syrian refugees on Sunday.

Michigan's Republican governor, Rick Snyder, described his state, which has a large Arab-American population, as "welcoming" but said the risk associated with admitting Syrian refugees was too high.

"Our first priority is protecting the safety of our residents," Snyder said on Sunday. "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."

The governors said they were ordering their state departments of health and human services to stop working with Syrian refugees.

Jindal also noted that Louisiana State Police were aware of a Syrian refugee already relocated within the state, and directed law enforcement to monitor for possible threats. Jindal is a Republican candidate for president.

(Reporting by Scott Malone in Boston; Additional reporting by Jon Herskovitz in Austin and Colleen Jenkins in Winston-Salem; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

Six U.S. states shut doors to Syrian refugees after Paris attack

I was unaware that the states could dictate to the feds what they do on federally controlled issues like immigration?

There's a lot you're not aware of.

Thats true. There is much to learn. What I have learned so far in life would probably short circuit your tiny brain.

So when did the states start having a say in what the feds decide to do?.

1861...and if they keep pushing it'll happen again.

The South will get their asses kicked again? Fun times.