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This Concurrent Resolution states that the state of Missouri will not allow Syrian refugees to settle within its borders and that state funds will not be used to support any Syrian refugees. The resolution, identified as HCR 97, was passed by the Missouri House of Representatives and concurred in by the Senate. It cites concerns about terrorism, referencing attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, and argues that the federal government cannot compel states to accept refugees, drawing on Supreme Court interpretations of federalism and states' rights. The resolution's primary aim is to prevent potential terrorist infiltration and attacks on American soil by blocking Syrian refugees from entering Missouri.