x-sender: twiersma@msn.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from BAY004-OMC2S4.hotmail.com ([65.54.190.79]) by sc.lmhostediq.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:09:00 -0500 Received: from BAY407-EAS235 ([65.54.190.125]) by BAY004-OMC2S4.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:09:01 -0800 X-TMN: [caPDXaQMPEDbd8Pj6kI8k6m8vE0VUh3m] X-Originating-Email: [twiersma@msn.com] Message-ID: Return-Path: twiersma@msn.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_7f9afa96-c6bf-4ca0-914a-5af9cae0394d_" Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:08:56 -0500 Subject: RE: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley From: Timothy Wiersma To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Importance: normal X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Dec 2015 04:09:01.0325 (UTC) FILETIME=[026B43D0:01D12BEE] --_7f9afa96-c6bf-4ca0-914a-5af9cae0394d_ Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Thank you so much. --- Original Message --- From: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Sent: November 30=2C 2015 8:05 PM To: twiersma@msn.com Subject: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley Dear Mr. Wiersma=2C Thank you for your recent message to my office regarding refugee resettlement. I appreciate the opportunity to hear from you on this matter. In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks=2C I had conversations with FBI Director Jim Comey and DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. In the past=2C intelligence officials have had sufficient information to adequately check the backgrounds of refugee applicants. In reference to the Syrian refugees=2C neither Director Comey nor Secretary Johnson could vouch for the sufficiency of the available information. Therefore=2C I asked Secretary John Kerry and the United States Department of State to suspend efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in South Carolina. As Governor=2C it is my first and primary duty to ensure the safety of the citizens of South Carolina. While I agree that the United States should try to assist individuals in dire situations=2C the lack of historical and verifiable intelligence with many Syrian refugees makes it difficult=2C if not impossible=2C to thoroughly vet individuals seeking to enter the United States as refugees. Currently=2C no Syrian refugees fleeing the current conflict have been resettled in South Carolina=2C and until these security issues are addressed=2C I hope the United States Department of State will honor my request. Thank you again for your message and interest in this issue. God bless. My very best=2C Nikki R. Haley NRH/ahp --_7f9afa96-c6bf-4ca0-914a-5af9cae0394d_ Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8"

Thank you so much.

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From: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com
Sent: November 30=2C 2015 8:05 PM
To: twiersma@msn.com
Subject: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley

Dear Mr. Wiersma=2C

Thank you for your recent message to my office regarding refugee rese= ttlement. =3B =3BI appreciate the opportu= nity to hear from you on this matter.

In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks=2C I had conversations wit= h FBI Director Jim Comey and DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. =3B =3BIn the past=2C intelligence officials have had suffic= ient information to adequately check the backgrounds of refugee applicants. =3B =3BIn referen= ce to the Syrian refugees=2C neither Director Comey nor Secretary Johnson c= ould vouch for the sufficiency of the available information. =3B= =3BTherefore=2C I asked Secretary John Kerry and the United States Department of State to suspend efforts to resettle S= yrian refugees in South Carolina. =3B =3B

As Governor=2C it is my first and primary duty to ensure the safety o= f the citizens of South Carolina. =3B =3B= While I agree that the United States should try to assist individuals in di= re situations=2C the lack of historical and verifiable intelligence with many Syrian refugees makes it difficult=2C if not imposs= ible=2C to thoroughly vet individuals seeking to enter the United States as= refugees. =3B =3BCurrently=2C no Syrian = refugees fleeing the current conflict have been resettled in South Carolina=2C and until these security issues are addressed=2C I ho= pe the United States Department of State will honor my request. =3B =3B =3B

Thank you again for your message and interest in this issue. =3B<= /span> =3BGod bless.

My very best=2C

Nikki R. Haley

NRH/ahp

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