Poliquin, Collins, King differ on response to terror attacks
Source: Bangor Daily News
LEWISTON, Maine — A coalition of Maine immigrants is urging 2nd District U.S. Rep Bruce Poliquin and Republican Gov. Paul LePage to “check their facts” and reconsider their support for efforts to block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the U.S.
In a statement issued earlier this week, the Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition said its members were deeply saddened by the terror attacks in Paris and Beirut last week and rightfully feared the backlash of political rhetoric against immigrants and refugees it prompted.
“Many of the members of the coalition know firsthand the fear and danger experienced by refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria,” the statement read. “They made their way to Maine fleeing similar atrocities in other nations. … They know the horrors of war and understand the plight of the people of Syria who are fleeing the same perpetrators of last week’s attacks.”
On Thursday, Poliquin, a Republican, voted against continuing President Barack Obama’s resettlement program for refugees fleeing Syria until a stiffer security screening process is adopted.
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