The U.S. Congress is attempting to stand against President Barack Obama's refugee welcoming policy, stating the U.S. needs to act fast before its too late to block the proposal. Americans are dismayed at Obama's leadership and plans to welcome Syrian refugees despite the horrific attacks on Paris over the weekend that suggested potential ties to Syrian refugees.
"Our nation has always been welcoming, but we cannot let terrorists take advantage of our compassion," House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters, according to American News. "This is a moment where it's better to be safe than to be sorry. We shouldn't accept any Syrian refugees without complete assurance those we are welcoming intend us no harm."
While Democrats are surprisingly still in favor of accepting Syrian refugees, Ryan announced a vote Thursday which would stop the undocumented refugees from settling in the U.S., according to the Political Insider. Ryan went on to note that Paris was a wakeup call.
Refugees in Islamic countries, especially at war, keep limited or no records making it virtually impossible for the U.S. to know which, if any, refugees pose a terrorist threat. Because of this, Congress is looking to bar all refugees, in efforts to keep America safe.
"We cannot let terrorists take advantage of our compassion," Ryan said Tuesday after meeting with House Republicans. "This is a moment where it's better to be safe than to be sorry. We think the prudent and responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program, in order to verify that terrorists are not trying to infiltrate the refugee population."
"Until we can sort out the bad guys we must not be foolish," Republican front-runner Ben Carson said in a news conference in Nevada, according to CNN. Carson supports blocking all funding to programs resettling refugees.
If this doesn't stop Obama/Hillary refugee plan,US doomed. NYC is now on alert,'just precautionary' they say. https://t.co/THv2iRWFmo
— Jack Henry (@johnyc46) November 13, 2015
