The U.S. Court of Appeals for the seventh circuit ruled on Monday that states that don’t take in Syrian refugees are guilty of illegal discrimination.

In the court order, Indiana Gov. and GOP Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence was issued a judicial rebuke for his role in halting the resettlement of refugees in Indiana.

Judge Posner wrote for the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, that Indiana should not be allowed to refuse the resettlement of refugees as they would then be pawned off on other states.

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The Washington Times reported:

Mr. Pence, a first-term governor, had sought to beg out of the Syrian refugee program in 2015. He issued an order directing that his state refuse to cooperate with federal resettlement. Indiana also pressured local nonprofits who assist in resettlement to refuse Syrians. But the appeals court rejected that, saying it amounted to singling out a nationality, which violates equal protection guarantees in the Constitution.

Since when are Syrians granted the protections of the U.S. Constitution — protections that are supposed to be for citizens? Oh wait, we already absurdly afford those rights to illegal immigrants, so there’s precedent for this insanity.

According to Posner, these refugees aren’t more dangerous and even if they are, well, tough luck. “Federal law does not allow a governor to deport to other states immigrants he deems dangerous,” Posner wrote, and told Pence to basically take it up with federal lawmakers.

As of Friday, the last day of the fiscal year, the Obama administration admitted 12,587 Syrian refugees which outstripped its stated goal of 10,000.

The Washington Times reported:

Judge Posner, who has earned a reputation as a crusading jurist, said he has discovered no evidence in the public record of any Syrian refugees who have been arrested or prosecuted for terrorist acts in the U.S. The judge did not address the case of a Younis Al-Jayab, charged in January after authorities said he traveled to Syria and fought with Ansar al-Islam. Mr. Al-Jayab was an Iraqi, but he was approved as a refugee while living in Syria in 2012.

He also didn’t take a look at the damage done throughout Europe. We have a prime example there, particularly in Germany, of what happens when Western countries take in waves of refugees from the Middle East…and it isn’t good.

But why should Judge Posner concern himself with that; he won’t be living next to them.

As far as “illegal discrimination” goes, it’s interesting that there are sanctuary cities in this country that actively flout federal law and endanger American citizens, but when Pence and others attempt to protect citizens they are accused of “illegal discrimination.”

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