Bentley is being excoriated as a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe,” but he is simply acting in the interests of the security of the people of Alabama. There is no way to determine who among the Syrian refugees are jihadis. As such, it is suicidal to bring them to the U.S. in any number.
“The Latest: Alabama Will Refuse Syrian Refugees,” Associated Press, November 16, 2015:
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has announced he is refusing Syrian refugees relocating to his state.
In a news release Sunday Bentley said, “After full consideration of this weekend’s attacks of terror on innocent citizens in Paris, I will oppose any attempt to relocate Syrian refugees to Alabama through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. As your Governor, I will not stand complicit to a policy that places the citizens of Alabama in harm’s way.”…

Ernest says
Good on them. If you can deny federal immigration law with “sanctuary cities” than you can deny accepting unvetted refugees as well.
Can’t have it both ways Hussein.
john spielman says
i agree, but say a Syrian muslim is allowed into California, what’s to prevent him from moving to Alabama
Bantheburka says
IMPEACH OBAMA NOW! He is a traitor, released Gitmo prisoners in the wake of PARIS! he should be put in Gitmo with his brothers!
Charli Main says
Surely, the Governor of Alabama is capable of differentiating between Syrian Muslims, who are mostly economic migrants, and Syrian Christians who are genuine refugees fleeing persecution in their ancestral homelands.
Yaffle says
Indeed. I thought Slovakia had the right idea. Though obviously a system like that’s pretty hard to enforce. And what do you do about secularists from a Muslim background?
somehistory says
The feds are keeping the Christians out and if they come in, are holding them in *prison camps* until deporting them as they did in California recently.
PRCS says
It’s a nice gesture, but pointless.
We have millions of illegal aliens here who freely travel from coast to coast, border to border.
No matter which state Uncle Sam sends these so-called “Syrian refugees” to, they too will roam freely and likely will never leave.
And unlike illegal aliens, each will automatically receive taxpayer paid housing, food, medical and dental services, cash, and very likely “a pathway to citizenship” for which they will surely–in gratitude–register as democrats.
Fr. Basil says
Dental services, except for emergency extractions, are not available for people on either Medicaid for Medicare. I know a couple of people who really need dentures (one has only one tooth) but cannot get them.
\\ Bentley is being excoriated as a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe,” \\
What race is mahometanism again?
PRCS says
“Dental services, except for emergency extractions”
Yes, dental services. As I stated. And many of them WILL require dental services.
That the governor is being excoriated is to be expected.
My point, however, is that they WILL go wherever they wish once planted here, that they WILL receive taxpayer paid benefits and services, that they likely will never leave, and that they will vote Democrat when citizenship is bestowed upon them.
mortimer says
The TAQIYYA doctrine makes it impossible to know when a Muslim is deceiving us. In fact, a former Islamic teacher and sheikh, Sam Solomon has said, “takiyya permeates almost all the activities and dealings of Muslims with non-Muslim societies…” He would know!
Here are a few comments about TAQIYYA from Sharia:
-“And taqiyyah is compulsory. It is not permissible to eliminate it until the ‘Qa’im’(Imam) emerges. Whoever abandons it before his emergence has left the religion ofAllah and has opposed Allah, His Messengers and the Imams.” (Risaalah I’tiqadiyyah471 Sarkodah) 2217
-“Verily nine tenths of the deen is taqiyyah. There is no deen for the one who does not practice on taqiyyah)) (Al Kafi 2/217, Dar al kutub al Islamiyyah, Tehran).((Abu Abdullah has said: “I heard my father saying: By Allah, there is nothing on the surface of this earth more beloved to Allah than taqiyya. O Habeeb, whoever practices taqiyyah, Allah will exalt him. O Habeeb, whoever discards taqiyyah, Allah will disgrace him.” (ibid)
Sunni Version of Taqiyya – Muda’rat
-Bukhari reports in Hadith no.5780 that the Prophet said ‘We must deal with our enemies with smiles on our faces and curses in our hearts.
Consequently, it is impossible to know when a Muslim is using taqiyya against us.
mortimer says
Since Islam is permeated by TAQIYYA,, it is prudent never to take the risk of trusting Muslims.
Michael Copeland says
Faisal Shahzad from Pakistan took the Oath of Allegiance to USA.
Later he planted the Times Square SUV car-bomb.
“I sweared but I didn’t mean it”, he told the judge.
Mo says
@ mortimer
“The TAQIYYA doctrine makes it impossible to know when a Muslim is deceiving us. In fact, a former Islamic teacher and sheikh, Sam Solomon has said, “takiyya permeates almost all the activities and dealings of Muslims with non-Muslim societies…” He would know!”
I didn’t learn about this doctrine until after I had already learned quite a bit about Islam. I think I had even already read the Koran. I remember feeling a chill when I learned and understand what this meant.
Trust is the foundation of all our human interactions. If you don’t have that, you are constantly off-balance, wondering if the person you’re dealing with is telling you the truth. I wonder if that’s part of the “striking terror” into people tactic? I prefer open threats and outright violence over having someone who is nice to my face but ready to turn on me at any moment. With the first, you can be on guard. With the second, how can you be?
I’ve heard accounts of this happening in other countries. People have had Muslim neighbors with whom they were cordial and even friendly enough to visit each other’s homes. And then suddenly, the Muslim turns on them and they never saw it coming.
There are so many horrible teachings in Islam. But in my opinion, this is the worst because it means you can’t ever be sure with any Muslim whether they are telling you the full truth.
cjk says
Interesting that Donald Trump has recently stated clearly that all the ‘Syrian’ refugees will be sent back if he’s elected.I see nobody attacking him nearly as viciously as they are this governor.
Lesson 1: Fight back and throw it right back in their faces with courage of conviction.
Lesson 2: This is why Trump is so popular.
Mo says
@ cjk says
“Interesting that Donald Trump has recently stated clearly that all the ‘Syrian’ refugees will be sent back if he’s elected.”
I wonder if he would actually do it?
cjk says
Well at this point he’s the only guy with the GUTS to say it.
Jay Boo says
The thought-crime police are stalking.
Expect the Left and Muslim finance MSM to come down hard on him for saying what other governors were already thinking.
Muslims and their collaborators don’t want other governors to join in on the sanity parade in all 50 states.
Jay Boo says
NBC News Special Report was just on
Look Out Obama is selling refugee policy.
Shameless Obama doesn’t give a shit about the victims in Paris.
He is spinning a story in Muslim Turkey at the G20 Summit trying to sell the anti-Islamophobia accept Muslim refugees meme,
He just complimented George Bush;s claim right after 911 “We are not at war with Islam”
What a Muslim POS tool
Shmooviyet says
Agree BO doesn’t give a rat’s rump about Paris. He had to hold back a yawn during his ‘statement’.
He’s also busy helping his buddy Al, whose Eiffel Tower CC party had to be cancelled, darn it, because all those Parisians offended the muslims killed Friday.
CAIR will soon be contacting Loretta Lynch regarding this ‘phobic governor.
Myxlplik says
Considering that the Islam in Syria is more or less the Islam the Federal government has been importing via immigration since the late sixties, I’d say it’s safe to assume they need to close the States borders and start internal sweeps too.
Mark Rosenthal says
Islam by its political/legal/military wings much more than a religion therefore not a candidate for religious protection
Aron says
ALABAMA GOVERNOR’S STAND WILL EMBOLDEN OTHERS TO SAY NO
Firstly most citizens dont have anything to gain but everything to lose including lives and body parts by risking ‘refugees’ which FBI says cannot be vetted.
So opinion polls will tell this refusal will gain approval rates. Others may follow.
Secondly it is true this may not stop border hopping terrorists from coming to Alabama and attacking- but that only makes all the more a reason to say No for having them there.
Though they can still come, they cannot form enclaves and No Go Zones.
So this is a very bold stand and will be appreciated by citizens.
When Alabama escapes in future what is sure to befall States that imported these ‘refugees’, he will be vindicated.
Myxlplik says
Alabama is starting to look like high ground, people will vote with their feet. I’d move there if the State adopted real policies to protect itself from the insanity going on at the Federal level.
Mo says
Good for them! I’d seriously consider moving there, if not for family obligations.
Shmooviyet says
There are many states whose officials will be MORE than happy to take Alabama’s ‘share’ if it comes to that.
The land of 10,000 halal markets, for example.
We taxpayers don’t have enough to do with our $$$ and have lived too well for too long, without giving anything back. Isn’t that BHO’s bottom line?
Islofob IS-1 says
They are beginning to arrive, let them know that YOU know..
http://visiontoamerica.com/24684/first-10000-syrian-refugees-arrive-in-la-estimated-cost-to-taxpayers-for-family-of-four-is-250k/
Mary Lee Montez says
Well done, Governor! Finally, someone with common sense in this country!
somehistory says
So the enemies call him names. “Better off is a live dog than a dead lion (Ecc.9:4).”
It’s unfortunate that more people don’t do the right thing, the moral thing, instead of what gets them brownie points and money. Likely, money will be withheld until he gives in, a form of extortion from the federal government. And likely someone will run against him, saying they’ll get the federal money rolling in if elected.
Markus Lukas says
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/place-moratorium-all-refugee-resettlement-middle-east-wake-paris-terror-attacks
Spread the word.
Jeremiah says
Go one further:
We can prevent further attacks by raiding mosques, jailing Imams and identifying those who teach the Koran. Then we don’t need to respond, we don’t need to fight it and we don’t need to defeat it. There is no reason for people to continue to live in fear except for Political Correctness. There is no need to fight all muslims, only those who object to the closure of mosques. There is no need to kill on a large scale, only those who are willing to defend Islam. It is Islam and its teaching which is our enemy! All this talk about trying to find terrorists is nonsense. All this fear is misplaced. Only Political Correctness can kill us. No need to “flag” anybody on a terror watch list. Bring them all in for questioning. Just close the mosques! The mosques contain the terror entire network that we are looking for. No terror network exists outside the mosques, so why are we avoiding mosques?
Angemon says
Splendid.