Nashville Mayor Wants “Refugees” Despite Terror Links

Nashville Mayor Wants “Refugees” Despite Terror Links

As Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam asks federal officials to stop sending Syrian refugees to Tennessee, newly elected Nashville Mayor Megan Barry says Nashville should remain an open place for all immigrants and refugees.

She also says that “reality, not fear” should dictate reaction to the terrorist attacks in Paris, France.

“I think Nashville has always been a warm and welcoming place,” Barry told reporters on Monday prior to Haslam announcing his request to the federal government. “We work with key agencies like Catholic Charities to make sure that the the folks who are coming here have the basis of support and then have what they need when they get here.

“I believe that when Nashville can welcome new Americans that we should try the best we can to do that and give them the support that we need,” she said. “We have welcomed many new people to Nashville and they have become incredible community leaders and members of our economic growth.”

Barry’s comments come as at least 27 governors, almost all Republicans, have asked for a temporary ban on sending Syrian refugees to their states. Those moves come in the wake of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris that killed at least 132 people and left hundreds of others injured.

Barry, a Democrat (continue reading at Tennessean)

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