Gianforte condemns refugee resettlement as Congolese family arrives in Missoula
MISSOULA -- As the first refugee family in decades was arriving in Montana, GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte mailed out fliers using a photo suggestive of a terrorist and urged a halt to refugee resettlement here.
One of two fliers the campaign said were sent statewide pictured Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock under an armed man with head draped in a scarf and claimed "Bullock supports bringing Syrian refugees into Montana.''
On the flip side, under a smiling photo of Gianforte, he says: “My heart breaks for those families torn apart by Radical Islamic Terrorists abroad and I feel we have a moral obligation to help. However, that obligation does NOT include settling unvetted refugees in our communities and homes here in Montana. As Governor, I’ll stand up to dangerous refugee programs.”
Mary Poole, who founded the community organization aiding with resettlement in Missoula, Soft Landing, said the reality for refugees is very different than the picture painted by the stock photo of an armed man on Gianforte’s flier.
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