One piece of the Trump executive order speaks to the issue of whether communities have any say in the refugee placement process
Posted by Ann Corcoran on January 31, 2017
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There is so much to try to absorb in the President’s Executive Order on refugees, but here is one portion to pay some attention to for those of you working in ‘pockets of resistance.’
It is Section 5 (g):
(g) It is the policy of the executive branch that, to the extent permitted by law and as practicable, State and local jurisdictions be granted a role in the process of determining the placement or settlement in their jurisdictions of aliens eligible to be admitted to the United States as refugees. To that end, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall examine existing law to determine the extent to which, consistent with applicable law, State and local jurisdictions may have greater involvement in the process of determining the placement or resettlement of refugees in their jurisdictions, and shall devise a proposal to lawfully promote such involvement.
Indeed this point, that local communities (and states!) have no say in the refugee resettlement process as it has been done for over 3 decades now is one of my basic complaints for the almost ten years I’ve been writing this blog.
https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/one-piece-of-the-trump-executive-order-speaks-to-the-issue-of-whether-communities-have-any-say-in-the-refugee-placement-process/
