Rand Paul in Syrian Refugee Crisis


On Homeland Security: Both refugees and visa waivers pose threat

Q: You made an effort this week to block Syrian refugees and people from other countries that you thought were dangerous. But the experts are more worried about the visa waivers, which is to say people who could come in through Europe. Why isn't that the bigger problem?

PAUL: It's all of the above. My bill would have addressed refugees, students, visitors and those who want to emigrate from countries that have significant jihadists movements. The Boston bombers also came here as refugees and became radicalized. So I think that for the president to say there's no danger is incorrect. But I do agree with those who say the visa waiver program is a problem. There are many French citizens who want to attack their government and attack us and we have no program for screening them. I say they should all come in through global entry, sort of a frequent flier program where you have to get background check or they have to wait 30 days.

Source: CBS Face the Nation 2015 coverage of Syrian Refugee crisis Nov 22, 2015

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