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Obama offers Walker, other governors individualized reports on refugees
The White House is proposing to offer governors individualized reports about refugees in their states.
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough says in letters to all 50 governors that upon receiving a governor’s request, the State Department would send back a “tailored report” on refugees resettled in the last month and throughout the year so far.
A copy of the letter sent to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was obtained by The Associated Press. Walker is among the governors who has said the United States should not take in refugees from Syria.
McDonough says the State Department would update the information monthly on a password-protected website. He says it would break down refugees by nationality, gender and age range.
The new system comes as governors have sought to block Obama from placing Syrian refugees in their states following the Paris attacks linked to the Islamic State group.
