Texas sues Feds of Syrian invaders

[ogibillm]

They are not patriots. What a nationalistic streak you have! And people think I am joking when I say we are watching the Nazification of America in real time.

They are not patriots. They are bigots.

citizens who insist the government obey our immigration laws are "bigots"..you're funny!

Again, what law do you think allowing in refugees somehow breaks?

go read the constitution..you like to play word games...go contemplate all the possible angles an american patriot could use to bring the government to heel on this issue.

The specific immigration law that you claim is broken by allowing refugees would not be found in the constitution.

Please tell us which law you think accepting refugees breaks

go read the constitution..you like to play word games...go contemplate all the possible angles an american patriot could use to bring the government to heel on this issue

You decide that allowing the refugees is illegal and tantamount to treason but you can't tell us how. Which law is being broken, specifically

 

[Rotagilla]

purposely bypassing immigration laws to flood the country with more welfare parasites, 3rd world peasants, terrorists and undesirables who are a threat to national security is treason.
There is plenty of language in section III that can be applied to correct this...scares you, doesn't it?...

You scare me and make me wish we spent more on mental health in this country.

Your delusions however are just that. Im sure you'll be wailing and gnashing your teeth when trump drops out and nobody is charged with treason

brace yourself...trump wins..illegals out, border closed. get used to it.

Come now - what law is being broken by allowing the refugees?

post #95 has the answer you're looking for.

It quacked, but i wasn't looking for a duck.
Which law please?

go read the constitution..you like to play word games...go contemplate all the possible angles an american patriot could use to bring the government to heel on this issue

 

[ogibillm]

You scare me and make me wish we spent more on mental health in this country.

Your delusions however are just that. Im sure you'll be wailing and gnashing your teeth when trump drops out and nobody is charged with treason

brace yourself...trump wins..illegals out, border closed. get used to it.

Come now - what law is being broken by allowing the refugees?

post #95 has the answer you're looking for.

It quacked, but i wasn't looking for a duck.
Which law please?

go read the constitution..you like to play word games...go contemplate all the possible angles an american patriot could use to bring the government to heel on this issue

If you can't answer such a simple question why do you hold such beliefs?

 

[ChrisL]

brace yourself...trump wins..illegals out, border closed. get used to it.

Come now - what law is being broken by allowing the refugees?

post #95 has the answer you're looking for.

It quacked, but i wasn't looking for a duck.
Which law please?

go read the constitution..you like to play word games...go contemplate all the possible angles an american patriot could use to bring the government to heel on this issue

If you can't answer such a simple question why do you hold such beliefs?

The thing is, it is the government's RESPONSIBILITY to protect us from foreign invaders. It is NOT the government's responsibility to take care of refugees from other countries.

 

[waltky]

Mebbe Loretta Lynch threatened to put `em in jail for dey's 'rhetoric'...

Texas backs down from effort to block Syrian refugees
December 6, 2015 — Texas stopped trying Friday to block Syrian refugees from resettling in the state after suing the U.S. government over fears that new arrivals from the war-torn country could pose a security risk.

The swift reversal diffused a lawsuit the Obama administration criticized as unfounded. Since the Paris attacks, at least 29 U.S. governors have vowed to keep new Syrian refugees outside their state borders. Texas on Wednesday became the first to take the federal government to court, but legal experts called the lawsuit futile, saying states have no authority over resettlements. "I think that it's the first sign that Texas is beginning to see the light," said Cecillia Wang of the American Civil Liberties Union, which is defending a resettlement group that Texas also sued. One Syrian family, which includes two children ages 3 and 6 and their grandparents, was expected to arrive in Dallas on Monday. Details about the refugees were closely guarded by resettlement organizers over safety concerns. Last month, armed protesters with long guns staged a small demonstration outside a suburban Dallas mosque.

A total of 21 Syrian refugees, most of whom are 13 years old or younger, are scheduled to resettle next week in Dallas and Houston. "All they're asking for is safety," said Lucy Carrigan, spokeswoman for the nonprofit International Rescue Committee, which is coordinating the Dallas resettlements. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had claimed that the IRC handed over few details about the refugees and no assurances about whether they posed a threat. He accused the IRC of violating federal law by not cooperating with the state after Abbott last month ordered resettlement groups in Texas to stop accepting Syrians.

Paxton wanted a federal judge to immediately halt the resettlements, but dropped that request Friday after the Obama administration and ACLU attacked the state's argument in court papers as frivolous. Federal courts — including the U.S. Supreme Court — have long ruled that immigration is a federal responsibility. Paxton said the lawsuit succeeded in cajoling "requested information" about the refugees but did not elaborate. He still wants a federal judge next week to make the Obama administration provide assurances that the state will be consulted on future refugees. "Our state will continue legal proceedings to ensure we get the information necessary to adequately protect the safety of Texas residents," Paxton said.

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[waltky]

Texas 2nd attempt to halt Syrian refugees is turned down...

Refugees Continue to Resettle in Texas Despite Lawsuit
December 09, 2015 — The family of six Syrian refugees that the state of Texas sought to block from arriving in Dallas last week is now well into its resettlement process there.

The state dropped its call for a restraining order, but continues with a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. State Department and the International Rescue Committee. The brother of one of the new arrivals is helping the six-member family to adjust to life in Dallas. Faez Al Sharaa fled Syria with his family in 2013. He had scheduled a news conference with the family for Wednesday morning at his home, but he canceled it abruptly the night before. In a VOA phone interview, he said his brother feared reprisals against family members still in the war-torn country. “Because he has a family inside Syria, he is scared for the family, ” he said.

Considerable challenges

The International Rescue Committee, or IRC, also has cautioned refugees against speaking to the media, especially in the early stages of settlement. After arrival at their new home, refugees typically go through a learning process that includes such subjects as how to get around, how to find a job and, quite often, how to speak English well enough to get a job and function in a U.S. community. Al Sharaa says these are all challenges he now is helping the family to face. The new arrivals include his brother and wife, two children and the grandparents.

Jane Malin holds a sign as she waves to passing cars during a rally to show support for Muslim members of the community near the Clear Lake Islamic Center in Webster, Texas​

In filing the lawsuit last week, Texas cited concerns over security, an issue that has resonated with the public since the terrorist attacks in Paris last month and the more recent violence in California. But the IRC’s Lucy Carrigan tells VOA such concerns are unfounded. “Refugees are the most security-vetted people who come to this country,” she said. “They are fleeing terrorism and all they really want to do is avail of the sanctuary here in the United States and start their lives anew.” While Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tried to halt further refugee resettlement in his state, alleging lack of cooperation and information sharing on the part of the federal government, the mayors of all major Texas cities have expressed support for refugee resettlement in their communities.

Lone Star state

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U.S. judge denies another Texas request to block Syrian refugees
Wed Dec 9, 2015 - A U.S. federal court judge dismissed a request by Texas shortly after it was filed on Wednesday seeking a restraining order to block the imminent entry into the state of nine Syrian refugees, saying the evidence presented was "largely speculative hearsay." This is the second attempt by Texas to seek immediate court help to halt the refugees, with Texas saying the U.S. government had not met its legal obligation to consult with local officials about the resettlement.

The Texas action came after U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump touched off a global firestorm by saying that Muslims should be denied entry into the United States. "The (Texas) Commission has failed to show by competent evidence that any terrorists actually have infiltrated the refugee program, much less that these particular refugees are terrorists intent on causing harm," U.S District Judge David Godbey said in his decision. The results of this case could determine whether the governors of more than 30 states will be able to go through with plans to bar the local resettlement of Syrian refugees.

A previous attempt for a temporary restraining order was dropped last week by Texas. The move came hours after the U.S. Justice Department filed a brief at the U.S. District Court in Dallas saying the federal government and not the states sets U.S. policy on immigration. Texas said in that case the government had provided the information it requested on the group, which was two families of six each who arrived in Dallas and Houston on Monday.

After the November 13 attacks in Paris for which the group Islamic State claimed responsibility, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, was one of the first governors to seek to block on security grounds the resettlement of Syrians in their states. "It is essential that a judge consider halting the Syrian refugee process, at least on a temporary basis, to ensure refugees coming to the United States will be vetted in a way that does not compromise the safety of Americans and Texans," Abbott said in a statement. A family of eight Syrian refugees, including six children ages 6 to 15, is due to arrive in Houston on Thursday, along with a 26-year-old Syrian woman whose mother resides in the area, the Justice Department said last Friday in a court filing.

The Justice Department said in that filing the Refugee Act of 1980 requires the government to consult on a regular basis with states about the sponsorship process and distribution among states. "It does not create any obligation to provide advance consultation regarding individual resettlement decisions," it said in the filing. A federal judge is expected to hear a request from Texas in the next few weeks seeking an injunction to halt the resettlements. A Texas House committee will hear testimony on Dec. 15 on Abbott's plans to halt Syrian refugee resettlement in the state. Since fiscal 2011, 243 Syrian refugees have resettled in Texas, the U.S. filing said, making it one of the main U.S. relocation sites since the Syrian civil war erupted about four and a half years ago.

U.S. judge denies another Texas request to block Syrian refugees

 

[Claudette]

I was just reading that that POS in the WH wants to add another 100,000 refugees next year.

The man is a moron and this is going to cost the American taxpayer up the ass.

Most of these people have no education and will be on welfare for years at our expense.