Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) and 37 other members of
Congress, seek moratorium on refugees from terrorist-infested parts of
the world, by Ann
Corcoran, 9/17/16
They are
listening to you on Capitol Hill as we see in this letter to the House
leadership from dozens of House members. Here is the press release (below) on
the Babin/Brat
letter to Speaker Paul Ryan. This is from Thursday and I haven’t seen much
about it yet, but this is BIG news! (this post will be updated as soon as
we get more information!)
No fear! Rep.
Brian Babin of Texas has been demanding reform of the US Refugee Admissions
Program since he first set foot in the halls of Congress.
Remember Obama can’t
get his final wish (110,000 refugees beginning two weeks from today) to change
America by changing its people without MONEY that Congress appropriates!
Forget Obama, whether we continue on the road Europe is on, or not, is up to
the Republican Congress! Here is one
brave and important move some Republicans are making:
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) was joined by 37 of his colleagues today in
sending a letter to Speaker Ryan, Majority Leader McCarthy and
Appropriations Chairman Rogers asking that provisions be included in the
upcoming Continuing Resolution legislation that would put in place a moratorium
on refugees coming from terrorist hotbeds in Syria, the Middle East, and North
Africa until appropriate screening procedures are put in place and Congress is
given a full accounting of the costs of this program.
“There is no
duty of the federal government more important than ensuring the protection of
the American people,” the letter
states. “We believe it is prudent and in the best interest of the
American people that language be included in the upcoming FY 2017 Continuing
Resolution to restore Congressional oversight and authority over the refugee
program. We cannot allow the refugee program to serve as a Trojan Horse
threat to American national security. Our sworn duty is first and
foremost to the safety and security of the American people.”
We are writing
to express our concerns about the continuing threat of terrorism and to urge
that the Congress exercise greater oversight and authority over the refugee
resettlement programs as we consider the FY2017 Continuing Resolution
legislation.
In the
aftermath of the attacks by radical Islamist jihadists in Paris, San
Bernardino, Brussels, Nice, Germany, Istanbul and Orlando, the American people
have become increasingly wary of the massive refugee influx from terrorist hot
spots, the inability to conduct proper security screening of these individuals
and the serious national security concerns this raises for the American people.
Furthermore,
the President’s rush to meet an arbitrary number of 10,000 Syrian refugee
admissions in FY 2016, in spite of security concerns raised by top
Administration national security officials, indicates that national security concerns
are being set aside in order to meet arbitrary policy goals.
The Director of
National Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
the Secretary of Homeland Security have each stated that they cannot properly
screen refugees coming from Syria and the surrounding regions for possible
threats to our national security.
There is no
duty of the federal government more important than ensuring the protection of
the American people. We believe that we would fall short of that duty if
the Congress fails to exercise greater authority over the Administration’s
refugee resettlement program. We see this as an important national
security concern and ask that this concern be addressed in the upcoming
negotiations over funding in the FY 2017 Continuing Resolution.
We believe it
is prudent and in the best interest of the American people that language be
included in the upcoming FY 2017 Continuing Resolution to restore Congressional
oversight and authority over the refugee program.
Specifically we
would ask that you consider putting language in the continuing resolution that
would:
1.
Prevent federal funds from being used to admit to the United States refugees
from Syria, the Middle East and North Africa until the following conditions are
met:
a. Federal Immigration, law enforcement and national
security agencies put in place processes to ensure that refugee and related
programs are not able to be co-opted by would be terrorists;
b. That such process and programs are provided to the
Congress in both classified and public formats;
c. That a longer-term monitoring process be put into
place for those admitted to the U.S. as refugees; and
d. That no federal funds may be used for refugee
travel to the U.S. or any U.S. resettlement of refugees from this troubled
region until Congress has passed by joint resolution a bill that specifically
approves funding for such purposes.
2.
Permit U.S. funds to continue to be used to provide for the safety of refugees
overseas, including housing, food and medical aid.
ISIS has
repeatedly declared that they would infiltrate the refugee community that is
leaving the Middle East and flooding into Europe. The attacks across
Europe over the past year appear to be a fulfillment of that threat. We
cannot allow the refugee program to serve as a Trojan Horse threat to American
national security. Our sworn duty is first and foremost to the safety and
security of the American people.
We look forward
to working with you to make this a priority in the Continuing Resolution.
Many of the
signatures are illegible, we will be working on getting you the full list, so
you know who to thank and who to still go after. At minimum all members
of the
Freedom Caucus should sign on as well as Rep. Trey Gowdy,
chairman of the Subcommittee responsible for the Refugee Admissions Program.
Go to
the letter and see the
signatures, here are the ones we can read for sure! If yours is among them,
please take time to thank him or her!
Lou Barletta
Jim Bridenstine
Tim Huelskamp
Diane Black
Mo Brooks
Louie Gohmert
Joe Wilson
Walter Jones
Sam Johnson
Matt Salmon
Jeff Miller
Ted Yoho
Jeff Duncan
For new
readers, see my tag ‘Where is Congress’ to catch up on all the recent news on
the budget/appropriations battle on-going on Capitol Hill.
The federal
resettlement contractors are out in force attempting to get their funding
increased by millions of dollars.
https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2016/09/17/rep-brian-babin-r-tx-and-37-other-members-of-congress-seek-moratorium-on-refugees-from-terrorist-infested-parts-of-the-world/
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