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Senior Obama officials have warned of challenges in screening refugees from Syria
Washington Post ^ | November 17, 2015 | Jerry Markon

Posted on 11/17/2015 1:32:37 PM PST by maggief

The Obama administration is fighting a growing national backlash against accepting Syrian refugees, saying the government’s exhaustive screening process and security checks for new arrivals mean they can be safely brought to American soil.

Several high-level administration officials have warned in recent months just how challenging this can be. While they say U.S. security measures are much better than in the past, vetting Syrian refugees poses a quandary: How do you screen people from a war-torn country that has few criminal and terrorist databases to check?

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1 posted on 11/17/2015 1:32:37 PM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

THEN DON’T LET THEM COME HERE.


2 posted on 11/17/2015 1:35:49 PM PST by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: maggief
Test one: if you're a Syrian male over the age of 12, you are disqualified.

Seriously, all I've ever seen in most of the Syrian refugee pictures are males of combat fighting age.

3 posted on 11/17/2015 1:35:55 PM PST by CatOwner
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To: maggief

Senior Obama Officials should off themselves for the shame of being Senior Obama Officials.


4 posted on 11/17/2015 1:36:48 PM PST by The Toll
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To: CatOwner

I would like to bring the people who did the exhaustive research before the House and let them present their findings. This should be part of Ryan’s reset.


5 posted on 11/17/2015 1:38:07 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Time for a global crusades. If we do not act, this is only the beginning.)
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To: maggief
How do you screen people from a war-torn country that has few criminal and terrorist databases to check?

A good place to start might be by using some of the same methods Muslim terrorists employ when deciding which hostages to kill.

Ask them to quote a few well-known Bible passages. Refuse those who fail.

Exclude any men ages 15-50 unless accompanied by women and/or children.

See who will eat a pork Slim Jim when offered.

See who will pet a pot-bellied pig standing guard at the door.

See who will wipe their feet on a mat with a Koranic verse.

6 posted on 11/17/2015 1:38:51 PM PST by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: maggief

Come on. You have nothing to worry about. After all, they did vet the Tsarnaev brothers, didn’t they?


7 posted on 11/17/2015 1:41:29 PM PST by BradtotheBone (Record number of people on welfare. That's the State of the Union under Obama.)
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To: maggief

I wouldn’t take the government’s word that day is light and night is dark. It can’t be trusted. Keep the Muslims out!


8 posted on 11/17/2015 1:41:50 PM PST by liberalism is suicide (Communism,fascism-no matter how you slice socialism, its still baloney)
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To: maggief

I have come to the sad conclusion teamobama wants us to be attacked. Then he can take away the 2nd amendment because the terrorists got guns so easy here.


9 posted on 11/17/2015 1:42:19 PM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: maggief

Obama lies. His administration lies.


10 posted on 11/17/2015 1:44:36 PM PST by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the GOPee does not want you.)
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To: maggief

Screening Process:

Screener: What’s your name.

Refugee: Mohammed.

Screener: Are you a terrorist ?

Refugee: No.

Screener: NEXT.


11 posted on 11/17/2015 1:46:00 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: maggief

Sounds familiar. We won’t know what’s in it until it passes.
Going in on the blind didn’t work for health insurance and it sure won’t work in the case of importing terrorism.


12 posted on 11/17/2015 1:48:02 PM PST by chuckee
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To: originalbuckeye

That would go against Obama’s instincts to destroy the country.


13 posted on 11/17/2015 1:48:50 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (There's a right to gay marriage in the Constitution but there is no right of an unborn baby to life.)
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To: maggief
The Obama administration is fighting a growing national backlash against accepting Syrian refugees, saying the government’s exhaustive screening process and security checks for new arrivals mean they can be safely brought to American soil.

EVERYTHING out of that bastard's mouth is a lie, including "my fellow Americans", so why in hell should we trust his word when our lives are at stake?

14 posted on 11/17/2015 1:59:32 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty ( Kill 'em all, Let GOD sort 'em out!)
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To: maggief

A few years ago a kid flew into Hawaii with a fake BC and look what a mess we’re in now.


15 posted on 11/17/2015 2:12:51 PM PST by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: maggief

OK - now, just how does one do a background check (vet) someone from a hostile country where records such as criminal, education, employment, etc. are available.

Well, they will probably check our “no enter” list maintained by INS or DHS and if the name is not there they are qualified as safe. However, there are probably tens of thousands of militant radical Muslims taught from birth to hate America who do not appear on the list. This not the time to bring anyone from the “evil axis” countries into the USA,


16 posted on 11/17/2015 2:39:13 PM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: elpadre

correction: where records such as criminal, education, employment, etc. are NOT available


17 posted on 11/17/2015 2:40:26 PM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: maggief

WaPo desperately trying to get Obama’s attention.

“You are going to DESTROY YOUR PARTY and ELECT DONALD TRUMP by getting stubborn on this one!”


18 posted on 11/17/2015 2:55:11 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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