LePage: Obama’s Syrian immigration policy ‘irresponsible’ after Paris attacks
Source: Bangor Daily News
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage called President Barack Obama’s goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year “irresponsible” after Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris.
But despite reports to the contrary, LePage has apparently stopped short of joining eight Republican governors in trying to stop new Syrian refugees from settling in their states, saying he’ll be discussing it with fellow members of the Republican Governors Association this week.
In his weekly radio address, text of which was released on Monday afternoon, LePage said there are “gaping holes in our immigration policy” and “as a free state and country, we are always vulnerable to attack.”
“The safety of our citizens comes first,” he said. “We need responsible immigration policies to protect not only Americans, but all people.”
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