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Action is morally sound

I read the letter submitted by Marc Barringer and would like to inform him and all the other proponents of keeping Syrian refugees out of Washington state that that action is against the law.

Discriminating against any country while accepting immigrants from other countries violates the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Gov. Inslee is morally and constitutionally sound and I say BRAVO. Let all people that are U.S. citizens act like Americans and stop acting like facists.

This story was originally published December 4, 2015 at 8:34 AM with the headline "Action is morally sound."

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