Chris Christie in Syrian Refugee Crisis

On Homeland Security: Syrian refugees cannot be vetted; don't allow any into US

Q: You recently stated that you don't want to accept any Syrian refugees, not even orphans under 5. Does a 5-year-old orphan need to be vetted? Senator Rubio said yesterday: "If it's a 5-year-old child, that's pretty easy to vet." Why are they dangerous to the United States to take them in? Why should the United States not be helping these desperate people?

CHRISTIE: First of all, the FBI director himself said they can't vet these folks. Secondly, we had a woman who was wearing an explosive vest in Paris who blew herself up when approached by police this week.

Q: The police actually have said that, as they have studied that crime scene further, she was not wearing a suicide vest, although her role with the terrorists is still unknown. CHRISTIE: [With vetting orphans], I don't understand the distinction, quite frankly. And what we need to do is to protect the homeland first.

Source: CNN SOTU 2015 interview series on Syrian Refugee crisis Nov 22, 2015

On Homeland Security: No Syrian refugees in US, not even infant orphans

Gov. Chris Christie says he's opposed to any Syrian refugees entering the country--even infant orphans. Christie's comments came during conservative host Hugh Hewitt's radio show. They were a complete reversal from September, when the Republican presidential contender said U.S. should "play their role" in taking in refugees without committing to a specific number after a photograph of a dead migrant child humanized the migrant influx. Source: ABC News on Syrian Refugee Crisis Nov 16, 2015

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