Chris Koster
CAPITOL OFFICE
State Capitol
201 West Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101-6806
Tele: (573) 751-4077
Fax: (573) 522-0557
E-Mail: [email protected]
COMMITTEES
Agriculture Appropriations
Property and Casualty Insurance
Professional Registration and Licensing
Ways and Means vice chair
MISSOURI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Jefferson City
Mike Moon
157th District
Lawrence County
Todd RichardsonSpeaker of the House
201 W. Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101
SPECIAL SESSION
Governor Nixon seems intent on allowing the relocation of Syrian
refugees in Missouri.I do realize that the refugees we should be
scrutinizing most is one who professes the muslim faith. Unless I'm
mistaken, a practicing muslim can do whatever is necessary for the
"good" of the faith - telling "fibs" is a smallpart of what they
might do. And, from what I've seen, a practicing muslim comes in
all flavors (black, white, brown, yellow - American, African,
European, etc. etc.). A white lie could allow an individual to pass
through the vetting process.
In this instance, we cannot afford to be too careful -
especially given the fact that immigration officials report they
cannot properly vet the refugees (before or after they've entered
the country).If my information is correct, Afghan refugees sent to
Pakistani and Iranian refugee camps returned to their homeland when
it was safe to do so. I see no reason not to follow that example
because once they're on U.S. soil they'd have no reason to leave.
Our preference, as a nation, should be to place the refugees in
camps so that they can be properly cared for and returned safely
home when the time is right.Unless appropriate legislative action
is taken, Governor Nixon may very well proceed with the acceptance
of the refugees. For the safety of Missourians, we can ill-afford
to wait. I ask that you begin the process of calling the General
Assembly into Special Session in order to tie the Governor's hands,
putting a stop to the potential Islamization of Missouri.Mike
Moon
417-818-5419
