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Florida is one of many states asking the federal Government not to send Syrian refugees its way. As Matt Galka tells us, it’s unclear if the Governor can stop it from happening, and human rights groups say it’s the wrong thing to do anyway.

Florida has taken in nearly 3 thousand refugees in the past year.  Around 100 of them have been from Syria.  Florida Governor Rick Scott isn’t backing down from wanting to put a hold on that.

“Stop for a second, lets actually find out what happened in Paris. I’m sure France is trying to create safety for its citizens. How did it happen over there? How did these individuals get in. How did someone pose as a Syrian refugee and get in and take part in murdering all of those people over there,” said Gov. Scott.

Ultimately the decision may not be up to the Governor.

Mark Schlakman is the director for the Florida State Center for the Advancement of Human Rights. He says refugee relocation is entirely federally funded.

“It’s unclear as to what authority a Governor, whether it be Governor Scott or Governors in other states could cite to or rely upon within the context of refugee resettlement,” said Schlakman.

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops says it’s still up to our country and our state to try and help people in need. The national conference is one of the major organizations that helps coordinate relocation efforts.

“We are disturbed, however, at calls from officials to end resettlement of refugees here in the United States. These are people who are vulnerable women, children, and families fleeing for their lives. They’re subjects of terror like what we witnessed,” said Michael Sheedy with the Conference.

More than half of the states across the country have said they do not want to take in Syrian refugees.

The terrorists who committed the attack in Paris have not been confirmed to be Syrian refugees, but one may have posed as one.