Obama has argued refugees will be well screened. Several Republican candidates for the November 2016 presidential election have also said refugees pose a risk. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the refugee plan and intensify refugee screening measures before lawmakers left Washington for the Thanksgiving break. Since the Paris attacks, Americans have identified terrorism as the nation's top problem, Reuters-Ipsos polling shows. "Nearly four centuries after the Mayflower set sail, the world is still full of pilgrims – men and women who want nothing more than the chance for a safer, better future for themselves and their families," Obama said. The United States is leading an international coalition fighting the group in Syria and Iraq. Obama's plan to accept 10,000 refugees from Syria has drawn political criticism since attacks in Paris two weeks ago that killed 130 people, and which Islamic State claimed responsibility for.
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Americans to show generosity to Syrian refugees in a Thanksgiving message on Thursday, reminding them that the Pilgrims who came to America in 1620 were themselves fleeing persecution.
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