Moreover, crime in the United States is not comparable to a war zone in Afghanistan. Clinton wants to take in 65,000 Syrian refugees, a fraction of the numbers other countries have taken in. And that’s before the United States begins its probe, where the names, biographical information and fingerprints are run through federal terrorism and criminal databases. As we reported in November, Syrian refugees are singled out for an additional level of scrutiny, with their documents cross-referenced with classified and unclassified information. Only then, after a process that takes one to two years, or longer, can they come to the United States.

Source: Washington Post September 21, 2016 15:34 UTC