x-sender: bkg56@live.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from COL004-OMC2S2.hotmail.com ([65.55.34.76]) by sc.lmhostediq.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:44:12 -0500 Received: from COL403-EAS81 ([65.55.34.71]) by COL004-OMC2S2.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:44:12 -0800 X-TMN: [5RcEBeCyw+VpZCJ9cei4iXymtAmh4GXO+6jG6dKYrCM=] X-Originating-Email: [bkg56@live.com] Message-ID: Return-Path: bkg56@live.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail-339BA7C1-F85A-45F4-AC6C-FAC23DC2E655" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Brian Germain MIME-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: Thank you for contacting the office of Governor Haley Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:41:02 -0500 References: <4C0102EA9DBA4B2887260ACADD273CDC@IQ12> To: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com In-Reply-To: <4C0102EA9DBA4B2887260ACADD273CDC@IQ12> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Dec 2015 02:44:12.0888 (UTC) FILETIME=[29796580:01D12BE2] --Apple-Mail-339BA7C1-F85A-45F4-AC6C-FAC23DC2E655 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you Governor Haley for respecting me as a citizen and a veteran by res= ponding to me. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:05 PM, governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com wrote: >=20 > Dear Mr. Germain, >=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-339BA7C1-F85A-45F4-AC6C-FAC23DC2E655 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Thank you Governor Haley for respecting me as a citizen and a veteran by responding to me.

Sent from my iPad

On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:05 PM, governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com wrote:

Dear Mr. Germain,

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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