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On the recordJune 23, 2015
Prohibiting Syrian refugees from resettlement or lowering the already minimal number of refugees in the United States now, when there is no real evidence that they are a terror threat, would be to actively and explicitly discriminate against them.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson argues against discrimination towards Syrian refugees due to unfounded terror concerns.

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