Washington OK w/refugees, Idaho not

Washington will continue to accept refugees from Syria and other Middle Eastern countries, Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday morning. But Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said he will do everything he can to stop refugees from coming to his state until the federal government comes up with a better system to vet them. Saying he believes the U.S. State Department has a “robust system” to evaluate refugees and decide where to place them, Inslee said Washington will not refuse placements. “Washington will continue to be a state that welcomes those seeking refuge from persecution, regardless of where they come from or what religion they practice,” Inslee said in a statement that mentioned Republican Gov. Dan Evans’ efforts to welcome Southeast Asian refugees to the state in the 1970s/ Jim Camden , SR. More here.

Question: Why the split toward Syrian refugees from neighboring states?