Resistance to admitting Syrians will wane after Election Day, says a key proponent of resettling more refugees in the U.S.

“There is a political climate right now that some Republicans think that resettlement is dangerous,” said Matthew La Corte of the Libertarian Niskanen Center think tank, which is advocating for the Obama administration to resurrect a Reagan-era program that allowed private groups, such as churches, to fund and sponsor refugees in the U.S.