Republican lawmakers in Delaware want the governor the secretary of Homeland Security to be notified when refugees from Syria, Iran or Sudan come to the First State.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that state Representative Deborah Hudson said that she does not trust the federal government to prevent potential terrorists from coming to this country.
The paper reports that the Republicans zeroed in on countries which the State Department says has supported terrorism within the last five years.
Eight Republicans have signed onto the legislation but it has little chance of passage with many Democrats including Governor Jack Markell opposing such a measure.
The governor issued a statement that said he had confidence in the federal screening system adding that these are refugees escaping areas of the world controlled by terrorists.
