Fox's Bret Baier Allows GOP Governor To Falsely Claim He Has “Total Control” Of Refugee Resettlement
But According To U.S. Law, Refugee Policy “Belongs To The Federal Government Exclusively”
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Fox host Bret Baier allowed Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) to falsely assert that he has “total control” of the decision to refuse Syrian refugees entry into his state, ignoring that both federal law and Supreme Court rulings reserved “the power to admit refugees” entirely to the federal government. Media outlets have roundly noted that refugee resettlement policy “belongs to the federal government exclusively” and that governors “have no legal authority” to block refugees from entering their state. Gov. Bentley has been widely criticized for his opposition to allowing entry to Syrian Muslim refugees. From the November 18 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier: