Indiana Gov. Mike Pence listens to a question during a news conference, Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Indianapolis. Pence said that he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week to clarify that the state's new religious-freedom law does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Conservative Judges Rule Mike Pence Refugee Law Unlawful & Discriminatory

A federal court schools Mike Pence on how bigotry works.

by Ian Millhiser for Think Progress

Texas Officially Withdraws From Refugee Resettlement Program

Texas’ withdrawal from the resettlement program is the latest in its efforts to keep those fleeing war-torn Syria from entering the state.

Texas Officially Withdraws From Refugee Resettlement Program

Texas has officially withdrawn from the nation’s refugee resettlement program, Gov.Greg Abbott's office said Friday. But that won't stop the federal government from continuing to help refugees relocate here. Citing security concerns, Abbott's office said Texas will

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Texas Threatens To Withdraw Fom Refugee Resettlement Program

“Providing security and refuge are not mutually exclusive objectives, Texas has accomplished both objectives for decades. “

Texas Threatens To Withdraw Fom Refugee Resettlement Program

As part of its ongoing fight to keep Syrian refugees out of the state, Texas is threatening to withdraw from the nation's refugee resettlement program if federal officials refuse to “unconditionally approve” a state plan requiring additional vetting of relocated people.

Republican Gov.

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With Government Agencies Stretched Thin, Canadians Help Resettle Syrian Refugees

One mother said helping a Syrian family of 10 start a new life in Canada is an important way to teach her own sons about “how lucky we are to live here in Toronto, and to share what we can, when we can.”

With Government Agencies Stretched Thin, Canadians Help Resettle Syrian Refugees

TORONTO --- Since the revolt began in 2011, an estimated 4.5 million Syrians have fled their homes. In response to the nearly unparalleled refugee crisis, the Canadian government has pledged to resettle 25,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees. But that plan is proving perhaps too ambitious for the government’s immigration and settlement agencies to handle

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Mikala Reasbeck is a MintPress editor and contributor. After packing off to do media work during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she stayed in China for five years to pursue a variety of opportunities to write and copy edit. In addition to serving as an Editor for Xinhua Press Agency’s domestic news desk, her writing has appeared in China Daily and The Global Times, among others, and she has worked on special projects for China Development Bank.

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Anne Frank Was A Refugee Who Was Denied Entrance To The United States

Think twice before you call for closed borders.

Anne Frank Was A Refugee Who Was Denied Entrance To The United States

In a response to Friday’s horrific terror attacks in Paris, twenty-six governors have taken steps to deny the relocation of Syrian refugees into their states. Chris Christie went as far as

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Michigan And Alabama Refuse To Host Syrian Refugees

Over the weekend, a handful of U.S. governors refused to take in any Syrian refugees.

Michigan And Alabama Refuse To Host Syrian Refugees

Along with hundreds killed and wounded, the Paris attacks have had a multitude of indirect victims: Syrian refugees seeking safety from war. They are now being shunned more strongly than before over fears that terrorists could be mixed in with them.

On Sunday, authorities revealed

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Sean Hannity Falls For Hoax Website Claiming US Is Taking In 250,000 Syrian Refugees

Hannity said that Obama plans to bring 250,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to America. The number is not only disconnected from anything Obama or his administration ever said, it flies in the face of any number associated with America’s refugee resettlement program.

Sean Hannity Falls For Hoax Website Claiming US Is Taking In 250,000 Syrian Refugees

Clips of Sean Hannity and Donald Trump discussing the 250,000 Syrian refugees President Barack Obama said he would allow into the United States. The waves of refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq have given the conflict there a domestic immediacy in the race for the White House. While Europe is absorbing the great majority of refugees, some are

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