Trash/Miller wants to let local officials veto federal decisions
he has issued
an executive order that requires state and local governments consent—in writing—before refugees can arrive.
So a state could ban refugees even when a city is prepared to welcome them.
A locality can essentially veto a decision by the federal government to admit a fleeing family.
A state could ban refugees even when a city is prepared to welcome them, a locality can essentially veto a decision by the federal government.
That veto power is unprecedented for U.S. refugee resettlement.
Donald Trump used a campaign rally in Minnesota to flaunt the new order,
telling thousands of yelling adherents that they should reject certain individuals—including Somali refugees who have settled in the area.
The jeering crowd was quick to respond to the idea of blocking a non-white population.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/tru..._campaign=2844