As some US political leaders push to deny
Syrian refugees entry, Ohio governor and Republican presidential
candidate John Kasich admitted that state governments “don’t have the
authority” to block the resettlement of refugees but can “only express
their concerns” to the federal government.
He described a conversation he had with his daughter, Reese. “Reesy, you know, we understand these people are in trouble,” Kasich said. “But think about us putting somebody in our street, in our town, in our country who mean us harm. We can’t do that, can we Reesy?” Kasich amplified this by noting: “I get criticized for having a big heart. I have a big heart but I have a big brain too.”
Kasich’s comments come a day after he asked the Obama administration to stop resettling refugees in his state in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday. In doing so, Kasich joined a number of other governors who have called on the Obama administration to cease taking Syrian refugees until screening processes can ensure that there are no terrorists among them. At least one Isis member involved on the Paris attacks had entered France as a refugee with a forged Syrian passport. The result has caused growing fears of terrorist infiltration in the United States.
He described a conversation he had with his daughter, Reese. “Reesy, you know, we understand these people are in trouble,” Kasich said. “But think about us putting somebody in our street, in our town, in our country who mean us harm. We can’t do that, can we Reesy?” Kasich amplified this by noting: “I get criticized for having a big heart. I have a big heart but I have a big brain too.”
Kasich’s comments come a day after he asked the Obama administration to stop resettling refugees in his state in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday. In doing so, Kasich joined a number of other governors who have called on the Obama administration to cease taking Syrian refugees until screening processes can ensure that there are no terrorists among them. At least one Isis member involved on the Paris attacks had entered France as a refugee with a forged Syrian passport. The result has caused growing fears of terrorist infiltration in the United States.
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