Labrador targets refugee resettlement
Both of Idaho’s congressmen introduced legislation late last week, 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson on reforming funding for fighting the nation’s wildfires, and 1st District Rep. Raul Labrador on limiting refugee resettlement. Both were reintroductions of measures the GOP congressmen had proposed earlier.
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Labrador’s legislation, dubbed the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act, would reduce the maximum number of refugees resettled in the United States from 110,000 to 50,000 a year, as called for by President Trump; gives states and localities veto power over any refugee resettlement within their borders; steps up security monitoring of resettled refugees until they qualify as permanent residents; and requires a review of all prospective refugees’ social media postings, among other provisions