x-sender: hoppysing@hotmail.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from BAY004-OMC2S22.hotmail.com ([65.54.190.97]) by sc.lmhostediq.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Tue, 1 Dec 2015 08:29:52 -0500 Received: from BAY182-DS14 ([65.54.190.123]) by BAY004-OMC2S22.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Tue, 1 Dec 2015 05:29:54 -0800 X-TMN: [sbZ7Y0JzDOJLcQb0RMs9inbhjGTTm5A6] X-Originating-Email: [hoppysing@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Return-Path: hoppysing@hotmail.com From: Hop Sing To: References: <416A89C7F03F44C694BAEF449AAB2E11@IQ12> In-Reply-To: <416A89C7F03F44C694BAEF449AAB2E11@IQ12> Subject: Re: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 08:29:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01D12C12.72BE6990" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3538.513 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3538.513 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Dec 2015 13:29:54.0159 (UTC) FILETIME=[5D1237F0:01D12C3C] ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01D12C12.72BE6990 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I must admit in this dangerous day and age, I agree with your policy on = this issue. Further more, I think the Arab countries should be the ones = to shoulder the burden of these refugees by absorbing them into their = countries. They are more politically and religiously suitable for the = refugees. From: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com=20 Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:01 PM To: hoppysing@hotmail.com=20 Subject: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley Dear Mr. Webster, 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. =20 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. =20 Thank you again for your message and interest in this issue. God bless. My very best, Nikki R. Haley NRH/ahp ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01D12C12.72BE6990 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I=20 must admit in this dangerous day and age, I agree with your policy on = this=20 issue.  Further more, I think the Arab countries should be the ones = to=20 shoulder the burden of these refugees by absorbing them into their=20 countries.  They are more politically and religiously suitable for = the=20 refugees.
From: governor.haley@sc.lmhost= ediq.com=20
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:01 PM
Subject: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor=20 Haley
 

Dear Mr. Webster,

Thank you for your recent = message to my=20 office regarding refugee resettlement.  I = appreciate the opportunity to hear from you on this matter.

In the wake of the Paris = terrorist=20 attacks, I had conversations with FBI Director Jim Comey and DHS = Secretary Jeh=20 Johnson.  In the past, intelligence = officials=20 have had sufficient information to adequately check the backgrounds of = refugee=20 applicants.  In reference to the Syrian = refugees,=20 neither Director Comey nor Secretary Johnson could vouch for the = sufficiency of=20 the available information.  Therefore, I = asked=20 Secretary John Kerry and the United States Department of State to = suspend=20 efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in South Carolina.=20  

As Governor, it is my first and = primary=20 duty to ensure the safety of the citizens of South Carolina.=20  While I agree that the United States = should try=20 to assist individuals in dire situations, the lack of historical and = verifiable=20 intelligence with many Syrian refugees makes it difficult, if not = impossible, to=20 thoroughly vet individuals seeking to enter the United States as = refugees.=20  Currently, no Syrian refugees fleeing = the=20 current conflict have been resettled in South Carolina, and until these = security=20 issues are addressed, I hope the United States Department of State will = honor my=20 request.   

Thank you again for your message = and=20 interest in this issue.  God=20 bless.

My very best,

Nikki R. Haley

NRH/ahp

 

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