Governors of Michigan, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana are announcing their state governments will not cooperate with any federal effort to resettle Syrian refugees in their states.
Here’s the executive order from Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana:
THEREFORE, I, BOBBY JINDAL, Governor of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: All departments, budget units, agencies, offices, entities, and officers of the executive branch of the State of Louisiana are authorized and directed to utilize all lawful means to prevent the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the State of Louisiana while this Order is in effect.
SECTION 2: The Louisiana State Police, upon receiving information of a Syrian refugee already relocated within the State of Louisiana, are authorized and directed to utilize all lawful means to monitor and avert threats within the State of Louisiana.
SECTION 3: All departments, budget units, agencies, offices, entities, and officers of the executive branch of the State of Louisiana are authorized and directed to cooperate in the implementation of the provisions of this Order.SECTION 4: The Order is effective November 16, 2015 and shall remain in effect until amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded by the Governor, or terminated by operation of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the City of Baton Rouge, on this 16th day of November, 2015.
Bobby Jindal _____
GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANAATTEST BY
THE GOVERNOR
Tom Schedler________
SECRETARY OF STATE
A small number of Syrian refugees already arrived; the White House in September announced plans to resettle a total of 10,000 Syrian refugees throughout the United States during the 2016 fiscal year: “As of Sunday, the government has resettled a total 1,809 Syrian nationals since Jan. 1. Thirty-two states have taken in Syrian refugees with the highest numbers in California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida.
Sunday, “authorities revealed that at least one of the Paris terrorists entered Europe among the current wave of Syrian refugees. He had falsely identified himself as a Syrian named Ahmad al Muhammad and was allowed to enter Greece in early October.”
In Saturday night’s debate, no Democrat supported halting the arrival of refugees. In this morning’s press conference, President Obama said, “Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values.”
UPDATE: Add Indiana to the list.