Obama Says Republican Calls for Syrian Refugee Religious Test Shameful
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President Barack Obama said suggestions that the U.S. impose a religious test on Syrian refugees are “shameful” and un-American, lashing out at Republican presidential candidates, including Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz, who have called for accepting Christians from the region rather than Muslims.
“That’s not American. That’s not who we are,” Obama said, responding to a question at a Monday at the Group of 20 summit in Antalya, Turkey. “We don’t have religious tests to our compassion.”