It Is Extremely Unsettling': GOP Rep. Files Bill to 'Immediately' Suspend Immigration Program Expanded Under Obama

Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) introduced a bill earlier this week that would place “an immediate suspension on allowing immigrants into the United States under the refugee resettlement program, until the Government Accountability Office (GAO) completes a thorough examination of its costs on federal, state and local governments.”

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In a press release, Babin’s office argued the state of Texas and its taxpayers are being asked to take in more immigrants than any other state.

“It is extremely unsettling that the Obama Administration would continue to expand the U.S. resettlement program at such an irresponsible pace in light of our economic and national security challenges,” Babin said in a statement. “While this program may be warranted in certain situations, it is continuing at an unchecked pace.  For the past decade the U.S. has been admitting roughly 70,000 new refugees a year, with little understanding of the economic and social costs on our communities.

He claimed the proposed legislation “institutes a common sense pause in the program so that we can better understand the long-term and short-term costs that this program has on local governments, states and U.S. taxpayers.”

He added, “It also gives us an opportunity to examine potential national security issues related to entry and resettlement, particularly as federal law enforcement officials are increasingly concerned about home-grown terrorists.”

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