Posted on 02/09/2017 4:56:22 PM PST by Mariner
The State Department has more than doubled the rate of refugees from Iraq, Syria and other suspect countries in the week since a federal judge’s reprieve, in what analysts said appears to be a push to admit as many people as possible before another court puts the program back on ice.
A staggering 77 percent of the 1,100 refugees let in since Judge James L. Robart’s Feb. 3 order have been from the seven suspect countries. Nearly a third are from Syria alone — a country that Mr. Trump has ordered be banned altogether from the refugee program. Another 21 percent are from Iraq. By contrast, in the two weeks before Judge Robart’s order, just 9 percent of refugees were from Syria and 6 percent were from Iraq.
“There’s no doubt in my mind they would be doing whatever they could to get people in before something changes because, from their perspective, their motivation is to resettle these folks. It would not be the first time that State Department officials have prioritized facilitating someone’s entry to the United States over security concerns,” said Jessica Vaughan, policy studies director at the Center for Immigration Studies.
Mr. Trump issued an executive order Jan. 27 putting in place the early stages of his extreme vetting policy, including an immediate 90-day pause on admitting visitors from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen — all countries where the government says it can’t be sure of its vetting procedures.
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It seems to me that State is deliberately undermining Trump's "Extreme Vetting" directive.
Considering this article is written by the Washington Post...
‘IT’S TIME TO TAKE THE GLOVES OF PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!’
These people need to understand that WE put you in as OUR PRESIDENT...you followed the law, they didn’t, go get ‘em!!!
And with tonight’s 9th Circuit ruling, the flood will continue. It is clear that the Left does not intend to allow a conservative President or government to take control before there is a critical mass of Islamists and outright terrorists here to spill as much American blood as necessary to overthrow the existing government.
Liberals could care less about protecting AMERICAN LIVES..their allegiance is to Muslims..PERIOD..liberals celebrated 9/11 just like the Muslims did that is their bond, they both despise America..when 49 Homosexuals were SLAUGHTERED by a Muslim in Orlando..what did the left do, they STOOD BY THE MUSLIM shoulder to shoulder..not with those homosexuals, the supposed “Protected class” liberals see these “Refugees” as their ticket to regaining power..give them Govt freebies and BAM future Democrat voters
“The State Department has more than doubled the rate of refugees from Iraq, Syria and other suspect countries...”
Looks like Trump or someone needs to make a quick trip over to the State Department with a box full of pink slips. I thought the new Secretary was a take charge kind of person.
Red Fillets in just started AND the number of Obama dweebs there is probably staggering.
Trump and Tollerson need to devise a quick new vetting system that only “one” person can vet persons coming from those 7 countries...and that person only works Wednesday...
Trump is not in control of the government. He needs to do something drastic. Fire everyone in charge of immigration. They’ll slow things down
Democrats cannot be trusted with national security.
they need to make sure all refugees are relocated to Washington and San Francisco
Who the hell is in charge of the State Department?
They’re trying to get in while the getting is good.
Apparently nobody.
The courts have opened us up to our enemies.
Jesus, the state department still has to frigging run, people.
“Firing” everyone and having no staff is going to do what beside make people feel better?
After a very fast start Trump is getting his ass kicked by the Left.
Really have to get all the ducks in a row before proceeding here.
Drastic action is LONG OVERDUE!
So either Tillerson has not bothered to give his employees direction, or they are deliberately insubordinate.
Either way he is showing himself at this early stage to be incompetent.
If 40 or more people are not fired by noon tomorrow, Tillerson should be fired by 1pm.
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