Sentences with phrase «syrian refugees»

A slight majority of New York registered voters oppose allowing Syrian refugees into the country at this time, according to a poll released Monday.

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York criticized Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey for not accepting Syrian refugees, calling the position «un-American.»

Of course, far too many House Dems also voted yesterday to get tough on the Syrian refugees, but the most likely outcome remains that Obama and Senate Dems will force a moderately acceptable outcome.

Rice said, «This bill doesn't shut our doors to Syrian refugees — I would never vote for something that did.»

Schumer said he dropped his reservations after a classified briefing assured him that it is working — that none of the 2,000 or so Syrian refugees admitted so far have been arrested or deported for terrorism, and that «the overwhelming majority are women, children and the elderly.»

Presented with a sliding scale of numbers from 0 to 300,000 and asked: «How many Syrian refugees should the UK accept», the biggest response — 29 per cent — said «none».

Britain's decision to resettle some of the «most vulnerable» Syrian refugees has been welcomed by Save the Children, as it was «consistent with the UK Government's leadership».

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner says the city will welcome Syrian refugees despite security concerns prompted by the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.

Speaking from Jordan, Karl Schembri told Daybreak the UK had provided «generous humanitarian aid» to the millions of Syrian refugees who had fled to neighbouring Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.

The Labour whips» office in the House of Commons has tweeted that the Home Secretary will make a statement about Syrian refugees today at 12.30 pm before Prime Minister's Questions:

It's time for Mark Poloncarz to stop the name - calling, and answer oversight questions about the details of his involvement in bringing Syrian refugees to Erie County.

«This decision will help to provide much needed solutions for vulnerable Syrian refugees many of whom have been deeply traumatised and face immense hardship.

In the Philippines, he taunted the GOP presidential candidates for opposing admittance to Syrian refugees, saying they «are scared of 3 - year - old orphans.»

Syrian refugees will begin arriving in the UK in the next few months under a new scheme to provide relief to the most vulnerable, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.

«That's why I am pleased to announce that we will now be working with the United Nations to identify the most vulnerable Syrian refugees - particularly women, girls and children - and those who have been subject to sexual violence in this conflict, to provide them with refuge here in Britain.»

Broadway said the order would have a significant impact on her organization, which also helped resettle about 90 Syrian refugees in the Syracuse area over the past year.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said that the government's decision to offer refuge to some Syrian refugees showed that «compassion and common sense have won through».

The President observed that the dramatic appearance of more than one million Syrian refugees to Europe had exerted so much pressure on the continent.

Meanwhile, Mills has cast Nolan as a rubber stamp for Clinton, alleging that his past support for allowing Syrian refugees into the country, for the Iran Deal and for environmental regulations is a threat to national and economic security.

After the pictures appeared of four - year - old Aylan Kurdi with his tiny curled - up body washed up on the Greek coast, prime minister David Cameron pledged more help for Syrian refugees.

Councillor Robbins committed to working with other London boroughs and the mayor of London to find a solution, but also stressed that the Home Office would need to provide clarity on «whether councils in London are going to get the support they need to take in Syrian refugees».

She announced an additional # 10 million for English classes for resettled Syrian refugees in early September, and in her conference speech made a clear pledge that more will follow.

A Brexit propaganda poster, depicting Syrian refugees in Slovenia (UK is not part of the Schengen area, so third party nationals could not move inside the UK from the EU and the picture was not related to Brexit).

Resettlement of Syrian refugees Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said that the UK should take in 50,000 more...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urged demonstrators at a «Rally for Refugees» in lower Manhattan on Sunday to continue speaking out against President Donald Trump's efforts to ban the entry of Syrian refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Yet despite this, and despite the fact that Home Secretary Theresa May accepted in January 2014 that we should do our bit to help the most vulnerable Syrian refugees who the UNHCR consider urgently need safe haven, only 143 people have been resettled under the VPR scheme in the UK.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said that the UK should take in 50,000 more Syrian refugees from camps in the region and has urged the Labour Party to match this pledge:

A boy holds a placard at the Rally for Refugees at Battery Park in lower Manhattan on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, as demonstrators protested President Donald Trump's executive order attempting to ban Syrian refugees from entering the United States.

Alongside discussing the Palestinian issue, he talked about the Liberal Democrat view on Syrian refugees, Islamophobia, the Prevent programme and Muslim parliamentary candidates.

Following the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last week Republican Congressman Richard Hanna is joining lawmakers in calling for a halt in the country accepting Syrian refugees.

Britain must open its doors to Syrian refugees.

No one pointed out that Cuomo had stood next to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — who holds the same positions on abortion and Syrian refugees — so frequently during the last election that other Republicans complained.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito called it «appalling» for a slew of governors to declare they don't want Syrian refugees in their states in the aftermath of the Paris attacks.

The White House is looking to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees; Republican governors and conservative commentators have voiced concerns that terrorists may sneak into the country posing as refugees.

«I'm more worried about them than I am about Syrian refugees, to be quite frank with you.»

Gov. Cuomo went after other U.S. governors for politicizing the issue of Syrian refugees.

Hundreds of people turned out for a rally in front of County Hall in Buffalo to protest Legislator Joseph Lorigo's call for a public hearing regarding the potential threat posed by Syrian refugees.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the moral cost of keeping Syrian refugees out of the country would be too high.

Cuomo on Tuesday criticized de Blasio for standing with Astorino, given his socially conservative stances on abortion and same - sex marriage as well as concerns raised over Syrian refugees and security.

One in five people in Lebanon are now Syrian refugees.

Despite the vow by Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey not to accept any more Syrian refugees and withhold state financial support, another Syrian refugee family arrived in the state last night.

The White House offered Gov. Andrew Cuomo detailed updates on in - state refugee resettlement amid pushback by other governors to the administration's goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees through September 2016.

He plans additional actions to cut back on legal immigration, including barring Syrian refugees from entering the U.S.

Many of the hundreds of Syrian refugees stuck at Calais have become so desperate that they are willing to risk their lives by clinging to lorries leaving the port for Britain.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time's Person of the Year, praised by the magazine for her leadership on everything from Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis.

He added that any scheme to allow in Syrian refugees should be limited to «hundreds and not thousands.»

More than a dozen governors around the country have said they oppose Syrian refugees settling in their states in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has not changed her stance about welcoming Syrian refugees to Syracuse in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris.

Calls against the US allowing any more Syrian refugees into the country reached a fever pitch yesterday, as Republican lawmakers began drawing up legislation to prohibit the move and the number of governors promising to prevent Syrians from entering their borders grew as many Democrats played wait - and - see on the issue.

Britain looks certain to start accepting Syrian refugees, as the government buckles to demands for it to help ease the pressure on the region