x-sender: hca7982@gmail.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail-oi0-f46.google.com ([209.85.218.46]) by sc.lmhostediq.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Thu, 3 Dec 2015 22:55:12 -0500 Received: by oies6 with SMTP id s6so62558504oie.1 for ; Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:55:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=GbsfEXFbyixTxWLZ+O/Ct0jdTs66+VET0d5xutcCgro=; b=B0wAoInX81T6eTq3fmP52QoCSeOyV+BPGTUSMVjGb6h+8JbaCQnwGH5Y7Qq/cEmY6+ JKyNOPg6zlUbvvs/cetD7YTzpXDyBvxh1jnUf1kr6NVQzyDSQceqDx31CM+LTYkTwL5u hrA6a7/dUKe0Ca3kPLCCy2IP1VE3eoGp6KajEc9ogBsUtbhBiPhWwtr4UvsBJGON6Gzz YM+J/J+n8x7SGb6RvuO4+AHlSBCyVVj3iQvrwwr6qxFgeDzUtnTOXIix4jVbjyXDgpvR iK1a4Qih/232yqe8/B1U9ixYH55te3XKSOC3Bqkni8+t6builNQsQIhzkdeaVoGRomh4 BeFg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.202.72.148 with SMTP id v142mr10531723oia.138.1449201311826; Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:55:11 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.76.107.239 with HTTP; Thu, 3 Dec 2015 19:55:11 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.76.107.239 with HTTP; Thu, 3 Dec 2015 19:55:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <9B21AB5325E94C808D6B8EEF70D5C94C@IQ12> References: <9B21AB5325E94C808D6B8EEF70D5C94C@IQ12> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 22:55:11 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley From: Helen Arflin To: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1134f8be66485605260a79f1 Return-Path: hca7982@gmail.com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Dec 2015 03:55:12.0186 (UTC) FILETIME=[9373F1A0:01D12E47] --001a1134f8be66485605260a79f1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thank you so much Governor Haley! Our prayers are with you and may God Bless you! On Nov 30, 2015 7:59 PM, wrote: > Dear Mrs. Arflin, > > 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, I had conversations with FBI > Director Jim Comey and DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. In the past, > intelligence officials have had sufficient information to adequately check > the backgrounds of refugee applicants. In reference to the Syrian > refugees, neither Director Comey nor Secretary Johnson could vouch for the > sufficiency of the available information. Therefore, I asked Secretary > John Kerry and the United States Department of State to suspend efforts to > resettle Syrian refugees in South Carolina. > > As Governor, 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, the lack of historical and > verifiable intelligence with many Syrian refugees makes it difficult, if > not impossible, to thoroughly vet individuals seeking to enter the United > States as refugees. Currently, no Syrian refugees fleeing the current > conflict have been resettled in South Carolina, and until these security > issues are addressed, 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, > > Nikki R. Haley > > NRH/ahp > > > --001a1134f8be66485605260a79f1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thank you so much Governor Haley! Our prayers are with you a= nd may God Bless you!

On Nov 30, 2015 7:59 PM, <governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com> = wrote:

Dear Mrs. Arflin,

Thank you for your recent message to my office regarding refugee resettlement.=C2=A0=C2=A0I appreciate the opportunity to hear from you on this matter.

In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, I had conversations with FBI Director Jim Comey and DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson.=C2=A0=C2=A0In the past, intelligence officials have had sufficient information to adequately check the backgrounds of refugee applicants.=C2=A0=C2=A0In reference to the Syrian refugees, neither Director Comey nor Secretary Johnson could vouch for the sufficiency of the available information.=C2=A0=C2=A0Therefore, I asked Secretary John Kerry and the United States Department of State to suspend efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in South Carolina.=C2=A0=C2=A0

As Governor, it is my first and primary duty to ensure the safety of the citizens of South Carolina.=C2=A0=C2=A0While I agree that the United States should try to assist individuals in dire situations, the lack of historical and verifiable intelligence with many Syrian refugees makes it difficult, if not impossible, to thoroughly vet individuals seeking to enter the United States as refugees.=C2=A0=C2=A0Currently, no Syrian refugees fleeing the current conflict have been resettled in South Carolina, and until these security issues are addressed, I hope the United States Department of State will honor my request.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0

Thank you again for your message and interest in this issue.=C2=A0=C2=A0God bless.

My very best,

Nikki R. Haley

NRH/ahp

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