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    18 U.S. Mayors To Obama: We'll Take Even More Refugees

    18 U.S. Mayors To Obama: We'll Take Even More Refugees

    "We will welcome the Syrian families to make homes and new lives in our cities."




    New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are ready and willing to take in even more refugees than the Obama administration has proposed, mayors wrote in a letter to the president on Thursday.
    "We will welcome the Syrian families to make homes and new lives in our cities," wrote the mayors, all of whom are part of the Cities United for Immigration Action coalition. "Indeed, we are writing to say that we stand ready to work with your Administration to do much more and to urge you to increase still further the number of Syrian refugees the United States will accept for resettlement."
    "This is a challenge we can meet, and the undersigned mayors stand ready to help you meet it," they wrote.
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    Dear President Obama:
    We commend your decision to open America’s doors to at least 10,000 Syrian refugees displaced by civil war, and applaud your commitment to increase the overall number of refugees the U.S. will resettle over the course of the next two years. This announcement is a vital initial step to honoring America’s commitment to support those fleeing oppression.

    As the mayors of cities across the country, we see first-hand the myriad ways in which immigrants and refugees make our communities stronger economically, socially and culturally. We will welcome the Syrian families to make homes and new lives in our cities. Indeed, we are writing to say that we stand ready to work with your Administration to do much more and to urge you to increase still further the number of Syrian refugees the United States will accept for resettlement. The surge of humanity fleeing war and famine is the largest refugee crisis since World War II. The United States is in a position to lead a global narrative of inclusion and support. This is a challenge we can meet, and the undersigned mayors stand ready to help you meet it.

    Our cities have been transformed by the skills and the spirit of those who come to us from around the world. The drive and enterprise of immigrants and refugees have helped build our economies, enliven our arts and culture, and enrich our neighborhoods.

    We have taken in refugees, and will help make room for thousands more. This is because the United States has developed a robust screening and background check that assures us that we know who we are welcoming into this country. With national security systems in place, we stand ready to support the Administration in increasing the numbers of refugees we can accept.

    With Pope Francis’ visit, we are mindful of his call for greater compassion in the face of this ongoing crisis and stand with you in supporting those “journeying towards the hope of life.”
    Sincerely,

    Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown, PA
    Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore, MD
    Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston, MA
    James Diossa, Mayor of Central Falls, RI
    Mark Kleinschmidt, Mayor of Chapel Hill, NC
    Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL
    Edward Terry, Mayor of Clarkston, GA
    Nan Whaley, Mayor of Dayton, OH
    Domenick Stampone, Mayor of Haledon, NJ
    Pedro E. Segarra, Mayor of Hartford, CT
    Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA
    Betsy Hodges, Mayor of Minneapolis, MN
    Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City, NY
    Jose Torres, Mayor of Paterson, NJ
    William Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA
    Javier Gonzales, Mayor of Santa Fe, NM
    Francis G. Slay, Mayor of St. Louis, MO
    Stephanie A. Miner, Mayor of Syracuse, NY

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    America’s commitment to support those fleeing oppression.
    I don't want to support countless people from other countries? More than welcome to move to the states but that is about it. No welfare. We have people here that need help long before countless others.

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    Obama moving to Hawaii .

    HONOLULU - Gov. David Ige said Tuesday he doesn't know of any specific plans to relocate Syrian refugees in Hawaii, one day after he said the state would welcome refugees from the war-torn country.

    Ige told a news conference that 21 refugees have moved to Hawaii during the past decade, but none was from Syria.

    He explained Hawaii, like other states, is obligated to participate in a refugee placement program run by the federal government.

    He said refugees must have sponsors, such as family members or community groups in the place where they're relocated. There must also be a cultural network to support the refugees in the community they move to, he said.

    - His office received 500 calls from the public about his statement, said Ige spokeswoman Jodi Leong. A petition on Change.org opposing the resettling of Syrians in Hawaii collected more than 7,000 signatures by late Tuesday, one day after it was created.
    #Dems play musical chairs + patronage and nepotism = entitlement !

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    The idiot mayors should go to their homeless shelters, food banks, community medical practices first. I know that is not where their voter base comes from but they should try that just once. Goddamn fools. Stupidity reigns supreme.

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