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The 2016 presidential candidates quickly took to Twitter and their websites to release statements expressing their support for the people of France after members of the Islamic State (ISIS) killed at least 129 people and wounded more than 350 during a terrorist attack that occurred at six separate locations in Paris on November 13, 2015.[2]
After reports surfaced showing that one of the terrorists responsible for the attacks in Paris may have traveled to France posing as a Syrian refugee, Obama’s plan to allow 10,000 new Syrian refugees into the United States was criticized by most of the GOP candidates. More than half of the country's governors—including former Republican presidential candidates Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Donald Trump's 2016 running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence—announced that their states would not accept Syrian refugees.
Some governors said that they would reconsider the ban only after the Obama administration reviewed its procedures for allowing Syrian refugees into the country. According to American University law professor Stephen I. Vladeck, states cannot legally refuse to accept the refugees, but they can choose to not cooperate, which is what Kasich and Jindal said they would to do.[3][4]
See what Hillary Clinton and the 2016 Democratic Party Platform said about Syrian refugees below.
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Clinton on Syrian refugees
- On November 23, 2015, Hillary Clinton said that it was “not smart” to summarily reject Muslim refugees because of its potential impact on law enforcement. She said, “If you're in law enforcement ... you want the people in the communities that you are looking to get information from to feel like they want to help you. And if the message from people who are running for president, for example, is that we don't want to take any Muslims whatsoever, that's not good for law enforcement."[5]
- Clinton gave a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations on November 19, 2015, where she ejected calls to refuse Syrian refugees in the U.S. She said, “Turning away orphans, applying a religious test, discriminating against Muslims, slamming the door on every Syrian refugee—that is just not who we are. We are better than that. And remember, many of these refugees are fleeing the same terrorists who threaten us. It would be a cruel irony indeed if ISIS can force families from their homes, and then also prevent them from ever finding new ones. We should be doing more to ease this humanitarian crisis, not less. We should lead the international community in organizing a donor conference and supporting countries like Jordan, who are sheltering the majority of refugees fleeing Syria.”[6]
- At a campaign event in Dallas on November 17, 2015, Clinton expressed her support for allowing Syrian refugees into the country. She said, "We have always welcomed immigrants and refugees. We have made people feel that if they did their part, they sent their kids to school, they worked hard, there would be a place for them in America."[7]
- Read what other 2016 presidential candidates said about Syrian refugees.
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See also
- Hillary Clinton
- Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016
- 2016 presidential candidates on foreign affairs
Footnotes
- ↑ CNN, "Hillary Clinton launches second presidential bid," April 12, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Paris victims: From all over the world and all walks of life," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "More than half the nation's governors say Syrian refugees not welcome," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Federal court blasts Pence on Syrian refugees," October 3, 2016
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Clinton says hard-line stances against admitting refugees could hurt law enforcement," November 23, 2015
- ↑ Council on Foreign Relations, "A Conversation With Hillary Clinton," November 19, 2015
- ↑ CBS News, "Hillary Clinton weighs in on Syrian refugee crisis," November 17, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Democratic Party, "The 2016 Democratic Party Platform," accessed August 24, 2016
