We need to pause the Syrian refugee program

“The heinous terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, in Iraq and Nigeria”.

“This is an area where additional screenings and reforms could be useful in enhancing the national security of the United States”, Earnest told reporters aboard Air Force One as Obama flew to Malaysia.

“We saw that in the Civil Rights Movement – where on a federal level we are saying we need civil rights for black people. It is the most robust screening process for any category of individuals seeking admittance into the United States”.

Demonstrators, including one holding a sign with the word “shame” and a photo of Baker, gathered last night at the State House to protest the governor’s stance.

Among those who addressed the crowd were a husband and wife from Syria, who are asylees to MA. The fear they want to convey to their citizens is that some of these refugees might be ISIS terrorists.

“In light of the Paris attacks, it is wise that we suspend the current refugee relocation process until we know for a fact who these people are”, he said, the media outlet reports.

So the federal government must balance our compassion and our safety.

-An interview with the United Nations high commissioner for refugees to determine if the applicant meets the definition of refugee and to see if any “red flags” would render the applicant ineligible. Friday, however, he declined to join other Republican governors in a letter to President Obama, asking for the suspension of the resettlement program for Syrian refugees. The Department of Homeland Security said the Syrians “presented themselves at a port of entry in Laredo” on Tuesday and were taken into custody for further processing. We can’t get Congress to agree that everyone who seeks to buy a gun ought to have a background check. “Second thing is, there are a lot of ISIS sympathizers in this country, the FBI already has investigations in all 50 states we already have an ISIS problem here, let’s not delude ourselves”, Mudd said. That is definitely a challenge…. “We will destroy this terrorist organization”. We will betray our ideals and take actions, actions motivated by fear that will drive more recruits into the arms of ISIL.

But that doesn’t mean the church can’t forcefully back Syrians in need, helping to house the homeless and feed the hungry, even if they are not Christians.

The US State Department’s Resettlement Support Center then collects biographical information and personal data for security clearance.

Gov. Cuomo made similar remarks Tuesday in a student question-and-answer session at Harvard University, where he said he supports the continued admission of Syrian refugees into NY and the country. He emphasized there is no “religious test, only a security test”.

In recent days, the president has also repeatedly driven home the message that America is a better country than this conversation would suggest, and that it is at moments like this that our national principles must be adhered to.

This is a step in the right direction to ensure we are safe and secure in the United States.

“If our law enforcement and our intelligence community can not verify that each and every person is not a security threat, then they shouldn’t be allowed in”. But, unlike all other past wars, Isis is not a nation and has no territorial boundaries.

More importantly, we can’t lose sight of the bigger picture here: The refugee crisis is a effect of the President’s failed policy in the Middle East. It is a symptom of the disease.