Syrian refugees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, January 28, House leaders held a press conference to announce their 2016 legislative agenda for the regular session that begins on Tuesday, February 2. The Alabama House Republican Caucus said in a statement, “The 2016 ‘Right for Alabama’ agenda focuses on important issues like job creation, protecting public … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter While everyone was focused on the Republican Presidential debate and their office Christmas parties, congressional leaders of both parties were quietly working on finalizing details on the massive omnibus bill which will fund the government throughout the 2016 election year. The more than 2,000 page bill includes full funding … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, December 3, US Senators Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) joined Congress members Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) in a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell demanding that the agency submit a report on Refugee Resettlement which is ten months … Continued

Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter Tuesday, December 1, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) issued a statement critical of proposed language in the Omnibus spending bill that would President Barack H. Obama’s unpopular immigration policies. Sen. Sessions said, “This year’s appropriations bills – which will be combined into a catch-all ‘omnibus’ by December 11th – amount … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, November 18, 2015, Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) introduced legislation to defund the Administration’s controversial Syrian refugee resettlement program.  HR4031, the Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015, eliminates all funding from going toward resettling refugees from Syria. Congressman Byrne said that he believes that defunding … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—There is a heated debate about the relocation of Syrian refugees to the United States, with more than half of the nation’s governors saying they oppose allowing them into their states. Gov. Robert Bentley was the second governor to oppose the relocation of refugees within the nation’s borders. The … Continued

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter “Put Christ back in Christian.” Gosh, I wish I’d have come up with that. I didn’t. The author is lost to me, but I saw it sometime this week on social media somewhere. “Put Christ back in Christian.” Whew. That’s strong stuff, folks. It may have come from those … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, November 17, a coalition of humanitarian and refugee resettlement leaders responded to the latest calls to stop the admission of Syrian refugees and explained why they believe that the US should show leadership in the face of what they claim is a global crisis. The Director of … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 17, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued a written statement critical of the slow response in sharing information about suspected terrorist with the US Congress a full three months after the Senators sent a letter to the Obama Administration on immigration … Continued