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Immigration See other Immigration Articles Title: Now we see the mayor is running for governor and he isn't silent about the refugee problems the country is facing. WMUR.com first: Gatsas promises to push hard to suspend Syrian refugee resettlements in NH Republican mayor, candidate for governor concerned by Hassan ‘refusing to give straight answer’ MANCHESTER, N.H. —Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas said Tuesday that if he is elected New Hampshire’s next governor, he will use every means possible to halt Syrian refugees from resettling in New Hampshire until he is satisfied that the security of the state is guaranteed. Gatsas, who has long fought for what he calls “transparency and accountability” in the refugee resettlement process, said he was concerned that Gov. Maggie Hassan, when questioned by reporters on Monday, did not say specifically whether she still believes there should be a pause in refugees from Syria entering the state. Last November, following the terrorist attacks in Paris, Hassan became the only Democratic governor in the nation to call for a temporary ban on refugees until the federal vetting process “is as strong as possible to ensure the safety of the American people.” She said on Monday that communication has improved between federal agencies and the states on refugees, and she said she will continue to issue calls to “make sure that we continue to get as much information as possible from the feds about people coming into our state.” But, asked several times by reporters, Hassan did not say if her position has changed since November or is the same. [....] Gatsas said, “As governor, I will formally ask the State Department to suspend Syrian refugee resettlement in New Hampshire and explore every option available to stop it until all security concerns are addressed.” Mayor Gatsas tried to get a moratorium on the resettlement of large numbers of new refugees. By the way, one of the tricks you need to understand about the promoters of colonizing cities with immigrants is that once they get the family seed units started, they then clamor for the immigrants' family members to be permitted to follow them to that location. If you raise an objection (due to the economy, or crime, or cultural upheaval going on) you are painted as a heartless xenophobe for not wanting families to be reunited. Don't back down! Here is what Gatsas tried to do: While the federal government has authority over resettlements regardless of the objections of states, governors can try to block funding for nongovernmental agencies involved in the resettlement process in an attempt to make the process difficult. That is what Gatsas tried to do as Manchester’s mayor in 2011. He said Tuesday that as mayor, he “repeatedly asked for more transparency when it comes to the refugee resettlement process and asked for a temporary moratorium so Manchester could sufficiently meet the needs of our current refugee population.” In 2011, Gatsas asked the state’s Executive Council to vote against contracts to provide funding to nonprofit groups who work with refugees in the state. That request came after the federal government refused his request for a two-year moratorium on new refugee settlements in Manchester. Don't expect anyone in the Bush family orbit---like Sununu---to question any federal immigration program! But the council refused Gatsas’ request and unanimously voted to approve the contracts. Gatsas noted on Tuesday that one of his current competitors for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Chris Sununu, was among those who voted in favor of the contracts. Poster Comment: Margaret "Maggie" Hassan is the current Governor. Her husband is -I assume- an Arab American. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: Horse (#0)
Isn't that just lovely -- they had the Lebanese-Cuban (and prolly Jue) Sununu for gov too! It's just so fitting since there's been so little diversity up there through history. ----------------------------------------------------- |
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