Post by Logan on Mar 3, 2016 16:55:32 GMT -6
Kansas House committee approves controversial refugee resettlement bill
Topeka -- With members worried the federal government can’t properly vet refugees coming to the state, a Kansas House committee Thursday approved a bill that allows a one-year moratorium on refugee resettlements.
But narrowly. The committee voted 12-10 to recommend passage in the Kansas House, but opponents said the bill sends the wrong — and unchristian — message about the state’s stance on refugee resettlement.
The ACLU of Kansas called the bill unconstitutional and discriminatory.
The measure creates a state office for refugees and authorizes Gov. Sam Brownback to appoint a state refugee coordinator.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article63806707.html
Topeka -- With members worried the federal government can’t properly vet refugees coming to the state, a Kansas House committee Thursday approved a bill that allows a one-year moratorium on refugee resettlements.
But narrowly. The committee voted 12-10 to recommend passage in the Kansas House, but opponents said the bill sends the wrong — and unchristian — message about the state’s stance on refugee resettlement.
The ACLU of Kansas called the bill unconstitutional and discriminatory.
The measure creates a state office for refugees and authorizes Gov. Sam Brownback to appoint a state refugee coordinator.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article63806707.html