Just two weeks ago, when Obama proposed allowing 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country, liberals here insisted that our immigrant vetting was "comprehensive" and "extensive" and that therefore it was irrational and bigoted to oppose letting the Syrian refugees come in. Team Obama said the same thing, of course.
Then came the San Bernardino Muslim terrorist attack, and one of the jihadists was a female Muslim who passed two of these supposedly "extensive" and "comprehensive" screenings, one done by the State Department and the other done by Homeland Security, and both of which included personal interviews and background checks. Is the refugee vetting process substantially different from the one she underwent? I doubt it.
Or, how about the Tsarnaev brothers? They were vetted as asylum seekers after initially being viewed as refugees. Obviously, that screening failed us horribly.
Or, how about the vetting process used by the military and FBI at Gitmo to screen detainees for release? It has involved multiple interviews, multiple background checks, review boards, and even polygraphs. Yet, so far 10-20% of those detainees have returned to jihad. So clearly we are simply unable to identify all future jihadists with our current screening processes.
And, getting back to San Bernardino, come to find out that Farook's father knew that Farook supported ISIS. Yet he said nothing to authorities. Why not? Perhaps because Daddy Farook, even after living here for many years, told his son that he needed to be patient about getting rid of Israel and that Israel would be gone in two years because Russia, China, and America "don't want Jews there anymore"! Are you kidding me? The father should be deported for failing to inform authorities that his son supported ISIS and for advocating the destruction of Israel (which is a standard position among jihadists--and among some American liberals).
San Bernardino Gunman’s Father: Son Admitted to ISIS Support, Israel Obsession
Then came the San Bernardino Muslim terrorist attack, and one of the jihadists was a female Muslim who passed two of these supposedly "extensive" and "comprehensive" screenings, one done by the State Department and the other done by Homeland Security, and both of which included personal interviews and background checks. Is the refugee vetting process substantially different from the one she underwent? I doubt it.
Or, how about the Tsarnaev brothers? They were vetted as asylum seekers after initially being viewed as refugees. Obviously, that screening failed us horribly.
Or, how about the vetting process used by the military and FBI at Gitmo to screen detainees for release? It has involved multiple interviews, multiple background checks, review boards, and even polygraphs. Yet, so far 10-20% of those detainees have returned to jihad. So clearly we are simply unable to identify all future jihadists with our current screening processes.
And, getting back to San Bernardino, come to find out that Farook's father knew that Farook supported ISIS. Yet he said nothing to authorities. Why not? Perhaps because Daddy Farook, even after living here for many years, told his son that he needed to be patient about getting rid of Israel and that Israel would be gone in two years because Russia, China, and America "don't want Jews there anymore"! Are you kidding me? The father should be deported for failing to inform authorities that his son supported ISIS and for advocating the destruction of Israel (which is a standard position among jihadists--and among some American liberals).
San Bernardino Gunman’s Father: Son Admitted to ISIS Support, Israel Obsession
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