Posted on 12/04/2015 1:40:04 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Two Republican senators are demanding that the Obama administration hand over the immigration history of the alleged attackers in Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., that killed 14 people.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is running for president, and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Thursday sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Secretary of State John Kerry asking for the history of Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik, who were killed during a shootout with police.
"In our struggle against terrorism, we are dealing with an enemy that has shown it is not only capable of bypassing U.S. screening, but of recruiting and radicalizing Muslim migrants after their entry to the United States," the two senators wrote.
"The recruitment of terrorists in the U.S. is not limited to adult migrants, but to their young children and to their U.S.-born children - which is why family immigration history is necessary to understand the nature of the threat."
The senators specifically want the immigration history of their parents, as well as any immigration documentation related to their marriage.
Law enforcement officials have yet to publicly pinpoint a motive behind the shooting, with President Obama saying Thursday that it's "possible" that the shooting is related to terrorism.
"It is possible that this was terrorist-related, but we don't know," he said. "It's also possible that this was was workplace-related."
The senators stressed that having the information on the suspects is crucial as lawmakers face a mid-December deadline to fund the government.
"[The bill] would set the U.S. on an autopilot path to approve green cards, asylee, and refugee status to approximately 170,000 migrants from Muslim countries during the next year," they added. "The security task involved is immense, and Congress must have the requested information if lawmakers are to act as responsible stewards of American immigration policy."
Cruz and Sessions previously asked the administration for immigration information on 72 individuals, which the senators believe are connected to terrorism.
The two senators noted in their Thursday letter that they had yet to receive a response.
No funding America’s Suicide!
There are those among us who wish he had the temperament and inclination to run for President. He's also the guiding force for Trump's excellent immigration policy.
Because Trump supporters like you fear and slam any kind of good press for ANYs of any Trump opponent.
Sure. Like Major Hassan? Does this moron think we are all as stupid as he is?
I added Sessions to the title.
Remember a few years ago when obama admin lightened the restrictions around saudi passports..... i sure as hell remember.
44% of Americans are retarded.
I believe what you will find of the ‘wife’ (whatever you want to refer to her status in life)....she probably wasn’t a Saudi, and didn’t exist in that name if you go back two or three years ago. A fake person who simply took the application to be some guy’s wife....used the Saudi apparatus to quickly enter the US and avoid extensive details of her background, and drifted into the situation.
The thing is....if this is true....she’s not the only one, and there are probably dozens of Saudi-wife sleepers inside the US today.
Watch Cruz and Sessions get an empty briefing with almost no details from the FBI or CIA....and the Saudis refuse to help them fill in the blanks.
Thank you. Many people will be favorably impressed if Senator Cruz is being mentored by Senator Sessions on issues involving the invasion of the US.
Please....I’m begging you.....don’t start with the insults!
This is too serious and our country is at tipping point.
CUT IT OUT!
.....Sessions has been leading this fight for a long long time!......I’m glad he and Cruz are asking for this information.
I would love to see Sessions in the Vice President position with Trump.
It appears from the article that Cruz and Sessions have been partners in this [note linked August letter above].
We need to stop muslim immigration completely. Period.
I would also like to know how much public assistance these terrorists were allowed to access. Food stamps/EBT cards, housing allowance, medical care and so on.
Apparently, Obama believes that we are as stupid as those who support his worthless ass.
I want to know Farook’s voter registration party affiliation.
They are no longer ‘suspects’. Guilty as charged.
Bookmark
“I want to know Farook’s voter registration party
affiliation.”
Hammer that request. It would be suprising if they hadn’t
been loyal Obamabots.
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