Posted on 11/16/2015 5:26:09 AM PST by bestintxas
Both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio have called for the US to accept more Syrian refugees, as long as they are properly "vetted", of course. But what does it mean to "vet" a refugee?
Normally, if someone wants to come into the United States, say, from France or Germany, our government can check with the French or German government to see if this person has a criminal record, or even is who he says he is.
But when it comes to refugees from Syria, what is called "vetting" relies mostly on one source of information: the refugee.
The UNHCR referral is a crucial first step to gaining admittance to the U.S., but the candidate must then pass “the highest level of security checks conducted on any category of traveler to the United States,†a State Department official said.
The highest level of checks! And then only after the United Nations has assured us that each refugee is okay! Very reassuring!
The State Department will first collect biographical information about the candidate and determine whether they qualify for refugee status.
Since there is no government to consult (unless the State Department wants to check with ISIS or Hizb’allah), there is only one source of information: the refugee. As long as the refugees don't lie, I expect this system will catch all would-be terrorists.
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This is how we vet presidents, right? I mean, if they’re Muslim.
Assuming they tell the truth? Suuuure.
Any politician who is ok with Syrian refugees as long as they are “vetted” should be discounted. They know full well there is no information on the other side to “vet”. If they believe “vetting” is sufficient then they are either lying or stupid. Either way, that candidate is not fit to be President.
Islamic violence is a threat to people and nation, so it is no concern.
If it was a threat to party, then it would be something to worry about. As it is, both parties can find a way to profit from Islamic violence.
I was having trouble at the tax office getting an identity card for my mother who had just surrendered her driver’s license. She didn’t have an official copy of her marriage certificate and the court house where it was filed in 1943 no longer existed. In fact the entire town had been subsumed into a larger metro area. We couldn’t use her former driver’s license for some reason. Next to us there was a man who spoke no English and had no identity papers. The clerk had him swear to his identity and handed him his license. Simple as that. But my 98 year old mother was being put through hell. I pointed out the transaction at the other window as I was about to go nuclear. The clerk suddenly asked if my mother had a fishing license as they were free at her age. (blink, blink.) No. Why? He said that would do. He issued her a fishing license and used that as her second identity papers.
Laws are great, but they depend on the guy running the counter to follow them.
Survey Monkey?
Let me guess...if they don’t have a bloody scimitar hidden under their blood-stained robe, and heads of Christians in their duffel bag, they’re okay to enter?
What do I always read that as "Ask Obama?"
What a sick joke...a pathetic state of affairs. Our “leaders” are anti-American. Many are criminal traitors.
To follow the money used to get these ‘refugees’ to NO one only need look into the financial records of CAIR. Thus the money trail is safe from disclosure. The enemy truly is inside the wire, and the wire was cut from the inside for their entry.
It’s impossible to vett all of them properly. Many have forged papers, stolen identities or no ID at all.
Maybe they’ll make them swear on a stack of bibles.
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When Trump says, stupid people are running this country, there can be no argument. He could add, people wishing to harm American citizens, too. No argument.
A friend of mine conducts investigations on people applying for Secret or Top Secret clearance. My friend is being tasked to “process” refugees/immigrants/terrorists. There is no vetting or investigation, simply a paperwork shuffle and anyone gets in. obama is flooding the US with everyone and everything.
“Is there anybody who can stop this right now? What person in DC right now can stop Obama from bringing in more ISIS members? “
State Governors can stop it. Doing it now in Michigan and Alabama.
Jindal apparently does not have the cojones to stop the feds.
Unless these people are situated on federal lands like a prison, they are in a State, and states have authority.
They just need to use that authority.
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