They are acts of war by a terrorist scourge against decency and humanity and freedom and everything that we as Americans stand for. It comes as no surprise. then. that ISIS has already stated it intends to attack the heart of the United States here in Washington. D.C.. and it is not impossible that ISIS terrorists could enter the country by posing as Syrian refugees. In fact. reports indicate that a Syrian passport was found next to the body of 25yearold Ahmad alMohammad. one of the suicide bombers in Paris. He was born in Idlib. a city in northwest Syria. and the Paris prosecutors office said his fingerprints matched those of a person who traveled through Greece last month. So the security concerns that the American people are raising are not. as the President and others have suggested. without merit. They are completely legitimate. especially as the number of refugees is set to increase to 85.000 in 2016 and 100.000 in 2017. a significant increase from the average 70.000 per year over the past several years. The truth is that the American people are an incredibly compassionate and generous people. We have a rich history of assisting people in other nations around the globe when they are suffering from a humanitarian crisis. poverty. oppression. or war. Since September 11. 2001. the United States has resettled 748.000 refugees from around the world. The American people have also assisted innocent Syrian refugees fleeing from violence in search of a better life. providing $4.5 billion in humanitarian aid since the start of the crisis in Syria to help them relocate in Lebanon. Jordan. Turkey.
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