Gov. Robert Bentley signed an executive order for state agencies to stop cooperating with the Federal government in settling Syrian refugees in Alabama.
At least 26 other governors have signed similar orders since Bentley’s announcement made national news on Sunday night, Nov. 15.
“The threat posed by the Syrian refugees is real, and as Governor, I cannot expose my fellow Alabamians to the risk of accepting refugees from Syria, whose backgrounds cannot properly be checked to ensure national security,” Bentley said in a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
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