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By Barbara Boland, Sep 23, 2015 Washington Examiner
Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, said in an interview with the Washington Examiner that state and local governments have no say over whether to take the refugees, or how many, and don't get any compensation when they do. Fears about the local impact of taking in refugees from Syria and other troublespots are ratcheting up after Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the U.S. would accept 85,000 refugees next year, and 100,000 by 2017.
Babin said it's virtually impossible for lawmakers to obtain information on the refugee program, which is why his bill would call on the Government Accountability Office to "do an appraisal on just how much this is costing the American taxpayer."
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