By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
There you have it. Chris Christie told talk show host Hugh Hewitt on Monday afternoon that he will join a growing list of governors including Wisconsin’s Scott Walker and Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas refusing to accept Syrian refugees in states, Save Jerseyans.
The Governor wouldn’t even allow “three-year-old orphans” into New Jersey, citing what he accurately describes as the Obama Administration’s weak vetting mechanisms:
Christie hasn’t been as consistent on this point as he has on driver’s licenses.
Back in September, he said “the United States should play their role” in settling refugees but stayed away from specifics.
“I’d sit down with our allies and figure out how we can help, because America is a compassionate country,’’ Christie said. “We saw the image of that 4-year-old little boy drowned in Syria, and we can’t have those kinds of things.”
“I can’t come up with an exact number. You’d have to sit with our allies and work together.”
Since January 1st, 75 Syrian refugees have been settled in New Jersey by the U.S. State Department.
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UPDATED: On Tuesday, Governor Christie sent a letter to President Barack Obama notifying him of New Jersey’s refusal to accept Syrian refugees. You can read it here.
“This past September, a 21 year-old New Jersey man pled guilty to charges of conspiring to provide material support and resources to ISIS, in a plot with three other men who are also facing federal terrorism charges,” wrote Christie. “Of course, New Jersey borders New York, which continues to be a prime target of ISIS and other Islam extremists.”
“I cannot allow New Jersey to participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees – any one of whom could be connected to terrorism – being places in our State,” Christie concluded, announcing that he would direct the state’s Department of Human Services to not cooperate with the feds.
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Good
Against the law governor!
Not when it’s for the safety of his citizens.
Sad day to be a New Jerseyan. Hope Cuomo does the right thing in New York and welcomes them with open arms.
If you can put ISIS militants in the same category with a baby washing up on a beach in Turkey, there’s something seriously wrong with you.
We have enough shit in this state, no more
good for Govenor Christie
Good move, Governor. Let’s settle them in D.C….
I was thinking that big mansion of The Hillary’s in NY myself
Good! Allow NONE !
Excellent. The States do not have to accept these people. Please see the ninth and tenth Amendments.
God bless you!
i said this earlier on my own wall, but apparently it begs repeating:
if only we had a seasonally appropriate story about middle eastern people seeking refuge being turned away by the heartless
also https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CT9OHVGXAAA-u72.jpg:large
Good. We dont want them here
Might as well move them into gov’s mansion. Lord knows he is never there.
a guy that is running for president and does not know the Constitution,
Your stupidity is mind blowing.
Hell’s bells…we ought to deport every friggin’ Mohammedan – and include the likes of you for good measure.
Only Thing He Did For NJ …. Cuz Rest Assure We Would Of Handled It ……
Years ago, Jews were denied admission to the US. I don’t want that kind of guilt. I do not want to send Syrians to their deaths because they cannot find refuge here.
John, these people are carefully vetted before they arrive here.
To late there all over the country. Paterson is full of them
Good!! Thank you governor!!
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/11/how_many_syrian_refugees_are_in_nj_state_ranks_in.html
Their already here…
FWIW, currently there are a total of 32R governors, nationwide. That leaves 1 Ind(Alaska) and down to 17D governors. Of those 17, 7 states, Dems have total control of the legislature (H+S).. As follows, Left coast, California, Oregon, Hawaii.. East coast, Connecticut, Vermont, RhodeIsland, & Delaware.. Since this is a dem gimmick, send the refugees to the 7 dem states so dems can have total control..NOTE::.Also refusing refugees is NH-DEM Gov Hassan.. seems she is running in 2016 as DEM Senate opponent against REPUB incumbent Sen Ayotte…(that seems very telling)?
Um…no they aren’t, sweetie. And you are a powerful argument for repealing the 19th Amendment.