x-sender: mark@markdesserlaw.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from smtp105.iad3a.emailsrvr.com ([173.203.187.105]) by sc.lmhostediq.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:02:45 -0500 Received: from smtp14.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp14.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 186C52806F5 for ; Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:02:46 -0500 (EST) X-Auth-ID: mark@markdesserlaw.com Received: by smtp14.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: mark-AT-markdesserlaw.com) with ESMTPSA id DDE7C280606 for ; Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:02:45 -0500 (EST) X-Sender-Id: mark@markdesserlaw.com Received: from [10.0.1.5] (cpe-71-68-252-63.sc.res.rr.com [71.68.252.63]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA) by 0.0.0.0:587 (trex/5.5.4); Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:02:46 -0500 From: Mark Desser Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-700A5933-F912-4B55-9F7C-8F526D3669F7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley Message-Id: Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:02:45 -0500 References: In-Reply-To: To: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (13B143) Return-Path: mark@markdesserlaw.com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Dec 2015 03:02:45.0108 (UTC) FILETIME=[C068B340:01D12BE4] --Apple-Mail-700A5933-F912-4B55-9F7C-8F526D3669F7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you, Governor, for your reply to my concerns about the resettlement of= Syrians to South Carolina. I hope you will continue to stand strong against= the encroachments of the Federal Government upon the sovereign rights of th= e several states.=20 May God bless you and yours this Christmas Season. Yours truly, Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:03 PM, wrote: >=20 > Dear Mr. Desser, >=20 > Thank you for your recent message to my office regarding refugee resettlem= ent. I appreciate the opportunity to hear from you on this matter. >=20 > In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, I had conversations with FBI D= irector Jim Comey and DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. In the past, intelligence o= fficials have had sufficient information to adequately check the backgrounds= of refugee applicants. In reference to the Syrian refugees, neither Direct= or Comey nor Secretary Johnson could vouch for the sufficiency of the availa= ble information. Therefore, I asked Secretary John Kerry and the United Sta= tes Department of State to suspend efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in So= uth Carolina. =20 >=20 > As Governor, it is my first and primary duty to ensure the safety of the c= itizens of South Carolina. While I agree that the United States should try t= o assist individuals in dire situations, the lack of historical and verifiab= le intelligence with many Syrian refugees makes it difficult, if not impossi= ble, to thoroughly vet individuals seeking to enter the United States as ref= ugees. 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 >=20 > Thank you again for your message and interest in this issue. God bless. >=20 > My very best, >=20 > Nikki R. Haley > NRH/ahp > =20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-700A5933-F912-4B55-9F7C-8F526D3669F7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Thank you, Governor, for your reply to my concerns about the resettlement of Syrians to South Carolina. I hope you will continue to stand strong against the encroachments of the Federal Government upon the sovereign rights of the several states. 
May God bless you and yours this Christmas Season.
Yours truly,

Sent from my iPhone

Dear Mr. Desser,

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

 

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