Gov. Baker: Massachusetts Will Continue To Support Refugees

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker says Massachusetts isn't getting out of the business of supporting refugee resettlement.

Baker told reporters Monday that providing help to refugees is something "we've been doing forever and we're going to continue to collaborate and cooperate with the federal government on that."

Baker said he continues to have questions about how the U.S. vets refugees. He said he hopes to have conversations this week about that process.

A Baker aide also confirmed he had received a letter sent by Secretary of State John Kerry late last week to governors discussing the vetting process.

The comments come after Baker was criticized last week when he said he was not interested in having the state accept additional Syrian refugees in the aftermath of the attacks in Paris until he learned more about the vetting process.

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