What we know about how the U.S. screens refugees

The two U.S. House members from southeastern North Carolina are divided on how to thwart President Barack Obama’s plan to bring Syrian refugees into the country.

“Gov. Baker believes that MA has a role in welcoming refugees into the commonwealth and in the wake of recent, bad tragedies overseas is working to ensure the public’s safety and security despite the limited role state governments play in the process”, spokeswoman Elizabeth Guyton said Friday in a statement.

He faulted the legislation for only covering aliens from Iraq and Syria, when there are other nations harboring terrorists and others who wish America harm. And until we do, I support quick action to protect our national security.

Michael McCaul, Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said the bill passed by the House would create “the most robust national security screening process in American history for any refugee population”.

It was the first legislative response to last week’s terror attacks in Paris over fears that one of the attackers may have entered Europe by posing as a Syrian migrant.

In the five-page letter, obtained by The Des Moines Register, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Secretary of State John Kerry outlined a series of “rigorous” steps the administration takes to approve refugees before they are allowed into the United States. As Americans, they want to be safe.

“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.

The debate rages on Syrian refugees and whether they should be allowed into the United States, in light of the Paris attacks. Civil liberties supporters are calling for all of us to immediately contact our USA senators to ask them to vote “NO” on HR 4038, for the sake of humanity, common sense and the honor of our country.

“Since its inception, the United States has been a haven for immigrants and refugees from around the world, and I’m proud of that tradition”. But things could easily change with the massive exodus taking place. The new procedure would require that all be screened by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well, and that each refugee be signed off on by several levels of officialdom.

Rep. Raul Ruiz sided with Republicans on Thursday to halt the admission of Syrian refugees into the us until they undergo a more stringent vetting process – the strictest ever required for people fleeing a war-torn nation.

Comey has expressed deep concerns about the bill, two US officials informed CNN. Michelle Steen, a 61-year-old greeter at the faith forum here, said she does want the Muslim refugees to eventually be sheltered by the West but that she understands the need for a short-term pause. They can be admitted under the visa waiver program if they haven’t made it onto a US government watch list. “In the past few weeks though, we’ve heard an bad lot of people suggest that the best way to keep America safe is to prevent any Syrian refugee from gaining asylum in the United States”.