AUSTIN - Texas officials are escalating their opposition to Syrian refugees with a new order aimed specifically at resettlement groups that have indicated they will accept people fleeing the war-torn country: change your mind or risk getting sued by the state. Bee Moorhead, executive director of Texas Impact, a faith-based organization that has ties to refugee groups and has expressed concern about Abbott's position, decried the letter in an interview with the Chronicle. The letter marks another escalation in a political battle just days after federal officials formally told refugee resettlement groups in Texas and elsewhere that President Barack Obama's administration does not believe that governors can block refugees.
Texas To Refugee Groups: If You Let In A Syrian, We Might Sue You
Brian M. Rosenthal, Houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle: Local
Sun, 11/29/2015 - 7:10pm
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