On Syrian refugees: Malloy shows Christie how to be a governor

November 23, 2015

About the largely Republican-led rush to condemn refugees for being victims and to close our doors to them, Dannel P. Malloy, the Democratic governor of Connecticut, said he was appalled.  He had this to say about the behavior of his fellow governors who are attempting to thwart resettlement of refugees:

“They are trying to beat one another to be as small as possible.”

By Linda Stamato | Star-Ledger Guest Columnist , NJ.com, Nov. 20

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