x-sender: stwarner48@gmail.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail-ig0-f182.google.com ([209.85.213.182]) by sc.lmhostediq.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:39:02 -0500 Received: by igcph11 with SMTP id ph11so79890878igc.1 for ; Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:39:03 -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=YmiV9dT33hj0+V+fNVrnuPiQdAttHurI/5YiuJ0eyBs=; b=xeG8EIfHZMqdMhs0d11YU48abNB89LWn6oZL2vQhvSPdRB/dX3Q01qpst/OBnP5IoL 4KU/TDm2Hy7ZfCvrn0KuR7GMBpD5v9Shlna5pg9j/B3ZgsxtpeUpfMuqY75c3PqOJhLi attB3yk98cB3kXwqRbBlKMP+5yuZ4+Q7a62/hXGNbiM7TulzCggrBtlhbjTNICnRZdff R+YlWVCj11B7BV1jpVvDYk56Hpu60DFHkvlaOKjiieXgInHdSdI66DYmNnkO3laJxjU9 Dw6aW9hTCGbzM9EshgrHXLMCbrGQLUfs4OJEQRDt1wkgwQYORRe0piMfVrs9Rq3tcPbz gEVQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.155.4 with SMTP id vs4mr25630721igb.34.1448944742949; Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:39:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.36.154.5 with HTTP; Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:39:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3C93B59B6C1543C0ADFFCC33403CA512@IQ12> References: <3C93B59B6C1543C0ADFFCC33403CA512@IQ12> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:39:02 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley From: Stephen Warner To: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11334a3ab3f6440525cebc92 Return-Path: stwarner48@gmail.com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Dec 2015 04:39:02.0264 (UTC) FILETIME=[33DCBF80:01D12BF2] --001a11334a3ab3f6440525cebc92 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thank you so much for all you are doing. Steve Warner On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 8:00 PM, wrote: > Dear Mr. Warner, > > 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 > > > --001a11334a3ab3f6440525cebc92 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thank you so much for all you are doing.

Steve Warner

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 8:00 PM, <governor.haley@sc.= lmhostediq.com> wrote:

Dear Mr. Warner,

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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