Indiana GOP governor hopeful breaks with Pence on refugees
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INDIANAPOLIS- The Republican who replaced Mike Pence on the ballot for governor of Indiana broke with his political benefactor on Monday, stating that Syrian refuges should be allowed into the state despite Pence's insistence that they pose a security risk.
Remarks by Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb, who was Pence's preferred successor, came the same day a federal appellate court in Chicago rebuked Pence for his unsuccessful efforts to stop the Archdiocese of Indianapolis from settling Syrian refugees.
"I would honor what the court said. I wouldn't go against the court ruling," Holcomb said during a press conference following a gubernatorial debate. "I would continue to allow the refugees to come in here and find safe haven."
He spoke one day before Pence, who is Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, debates Democrat Hillary Clinton's vice presidential hopeful Tim Kaine. Trump and Pence have made restrictions on immigration and refugees a major plank of their campaign.
