Entering the U.S. as refugees would be the hardest way for would-be terrorists
Photo courtesy of World Vision, What you need to know: Crisis in Syria, refugees, and the impact on children
Despite the fact that the security checks on persons seeking admission as refugees to the United States are rigorous (and here), many states have registered objections to the admission of Syrian refugees. For CNN, Jeremy Diamond reports that “those responses ignore one very important fact: the refugee program is quite simply the toughest way for a foreigner to legally enter the United States. There are other security gaps that would be easier for would-be terrorists to exploit.”
As discussed in this New York Times story, Syrian refugees already in the United States are experiencing the fallout of the national discussion on Syrian refugee resettlement.
KJ