While Republicans are focused on the growing dangers of an ill-secured southern border, some in Washington are warning that the real danger comes to us not from Mexico but rather from places much farther abroad.
“The U.S. has seen the danger of flawed refugee vetting, as well as the potential for refugees to be radicalized once they are in the U.S.,” said Rep. Peter King, the chairman of the Homeland Security Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee. King was, of course, referring to the brothers Tsarnaev who came here from the former Soviet Union only to carry out a terrorist plot at the Boston Marathon.
The warnings come as international refugee resettlement groups pressure the United States to take in more Syrian citizens. The country has been torn apart by war and its citizens are fleeing both the Islamic State and their own brutal dictator. Millions of refugees have sought shelter in neighboring countries, but the conditions in Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, and Jordan are scarcely better than the ones they left behind. More than 12 million Syrians are living in dire circumstances, says the International Rescue Committee.
In light of all that, it seems unusual that the U.S. has only taken in 968 Syrians since the first of the year. But despite our nation’s reputation for being a light in the darkness, we have our own reasons to hesitate.
“We have been reviewing the current security vetting procedures for a number of months,” said King, “and I have a number of concerns, not the least of which is the lack of on-the-ground intelligence necessary to identify terror links.”
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