Additionally, CNN reported that Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio and Tennessee are also on the list.

Kansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina were added by USA Today.
Presidential candidate Chris Christie, indicating that New Jersey also isn’t on board, and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez also said she opposed the administration’s plan.

New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan was the first Democrat to express support for stopping the flow of Syrian refugees into her state.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said he wasn’t sure if the governors had a legal right to prevent the flow of Syrian refugees into their states because ‘this is a federal program,’ though USA Today listed his state in the ‘nay’ column.

Several Democratic governors voiced support for the refugees and echoed Obama’s words.

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Above, states where governors have voiced opposition to Syrian refugees are in dark red, with states voicing support for the resettlement in pink. Gray states have not made a statement, suggested a review of the policy or have said that they do not expect and refugees would be sent to them. Kentucky’s outgoing Democratic governor has indicated that he will follow the federal government’s lead on the issue, though the governor-elect, a Republican, has said that he would not

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said his state ‘will continue to be a state that welcomes those seeking refuge from persecution, regardless of where they come from or the religion they practice’.
Democratic Govs. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania and Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut also said their states will have open doors.

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