Story highlights A Bloomberg Politics poll released Wednesday found that 53% of American adults don't want Syrian refugees resettled in the country

The results come amid a heated debate in the wake of the attacks in Paris

Washington (CNN) Most Americans are siding with Republicans and believe President Barack Obama should halt plans to accept Syrian refugees into the United States, a new poll shows.

A Bloomberg Politics poll released Wednesday found that 53% of American adults don't want Syrian refugees resettled in the U.S., while 28% say the Obama administration should proceed with its plan to accept 10,000 refugees next year without religious screening, and 11% say only Christians from Syria should be allowed in.

The results come amid a heated debate in the wake of the attacks in Paris.

Republican presidential candidates and congressional leaders have warned that terrorists could sneak into the pool of Syrian refugees allowed into the United States if the resettlement program -- designed to aid those fleeing civil war and the Islamic State -- isn't halted.

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