WASHINGTON (AP) — The Paris attacks are rapidly weakening U.S. support for bringing in thousands more Syrian refugees, as pressure grows in Congress and the Republican presidential campaign to reverse course and governors once open to resettlement try to shut their states' doors.
President Barack Obama held firm to current plans Monday, appealing to Americans to "not close our hearts" to Syria's victims of war and terrorism and denouncing calls from Republican candidates to favor Syrian Christians over Muslims in the refugee influx. His remarks, at a summit of world leaders in Turkey, seemed aimed at heading off a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment reminiscent of the 9/11 era, as much as keeping open the pathway for refugees.
That's been a constant refrain of Boston and New England sports fans in the new millennium — and with good reason. The Patriots and the Red Sox have won multiple championships, while the Bruins and Celtics have notched one apiece. Now this quartet of winning clubs has brought a more dubious title to the region. Each of those four professional sports franchises has landed in a less-than-honorable report called Tackling Paid Patriotism.
