McConnell calls for 'pause' on refugees to US (FLASH BACK)

The Hill ^ | 11/17/15 | Alexander Bolton -

[blueyon]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday called for "a pause or a moratorium" on resettling Syrian refugees in the United States.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are coalescing around the position that refugees from Syria should not be allowed into the country until the vetting process is more thoroughly examined, with a vote in the House possible this week.

McConnell said that "the ability to vet people coming from that part of the world is really quite limited."

He pointed to a refugee from Iraq who was resettled in Kentucky and later implicated in a terrorist conspiracy despite being vetted.

“It strikes me that we need a pause or a moratorium because the American people are quite concerned and upset about the possibility of terrorists coming into our country through some type of refugee program,” he said.

He bashed President Obama for lacking a comprehensive strategy for Syria, arguing that refugees will continue to flood out of the country as long as it remains in chaos.

“The president has still not laid out a strategy for dealing with this,” he said. “We’re going to continue to have refugees as long as Syria looks like it does. What we need is a strategy obviously to give the refugees an opportunity to stay in their own country.”

[blueyon]

Hey Paul Ryan, are you going to tell McConnell his comments are "not who we are as a party" and violate the Constitution....Looks like the hypocrisy coming from the fake outrage of the GOP and Liberals is going to bite them in the a** Trump wins again!

[nopardons]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm......PRESIDENT TRUMP is getting his plans fulfilled by Congress ! hehehehehehehehehehe

[Parley Baer]

The FBI stated today that they are overloaded and cannot keep up with the current workload let alone with letting in more immigrants. It all needs to come to a complete stop so we can sort this thing out.

[TigerClaws]

Ike. FDR. Carter.

Our Federal Code.

All apparently “Hitler” today, according to the MSM.

[BenLurkin]

We need a "pause" on all immigration.

About a 20 year long pause.

[Oldexpat]

The ability to Vet anyone from the third world is difficult. I have a Mexican American sister in law who has sister who is her daughter for immigration purposes. I have a daughter in law who has two birth certificates with different birthdays.

[Bob434]

in other words McConnel wants to ban MUSLIMS from entering the country- Hmmmm I wonder if Paul Ryan thinks McConnel has no business being a senator? or whatever the hel he is

[Bob434]

Trump should come out and say “Oh how they vilified me, told me I have no business running for president, and then they turn right around and say the same damn thing I said> If it wasn’t for me, they wouldn’t have the cohunes to even say there needs to be ‘a pause’ which really means BANNING all MUSLIMS- just like I Suggested. I’m simply far to brilliant for them to understand- No really, I mean it! They should be thanking me for showing them the pathway to manhood”