美国总统奥巴马批评一些美国政界人士反对接纳叙利亚难民，指出他们的说法与美国价值观相悖，并可能成为伊斯兰国激进组织的招募工具。
巴黎恐怖袭击案发生后，一些美国共和党政界人士要求停止所有叙利亚难民的安置工作，或只允许信仰基督教的叙利亚难民进入美国。他们说，这些措施将防止叙利亚恐怖分子在美国发动类似的袭击。
奥巴马星期三在马尼拉举行亚太经合组织峰会期间对记者说，如果在面对恐怖袭击时表现出恐慌，对自己是不利的。
美国共和党议员要求停止实施在美国安置1万名叙利亚难民的计划。
U.S. President Barack Obama has criticized American politicians for opposing the resettlement of Syrian refugees, saying their rhetoric is contrary to American values and could become a recruitment tool for the Islamic State militant group.
Since the terrorist attacks in Paris, some Republican politicians have called for a halt to all resettlements of Syrian refugees, or for only allowing Christian Syrian refugees into the United States, arguing those steps would prevent Syrian terrorists from carrying out similar attacks on the United States.
Speaking to reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila Wednesday, Obama said "we are not well served when in response to a terrorist attack we descend into fear and panic."
Republican lawmakers have called for a halt to plans to resettle an additional 10,000 Syrians in the United States.
