The Syrian/Iraqi conflict has claimed over 240.000 lives. Mr. Speaker. this bill is written as if no process exists for vetting Iraqi or Syrian refugees. In fact a very rigorous process is in place that has been honed over the past several years by intelligence and law enforcement agencies. They have established and perfected an intense form of screening for Syrians called the "Syrian Enhanced Review." The American SAFE Act requires a FBI background check for every refugee from Iraq and Syria who applies for asylum in the United States. when a much better process is in place that requires the intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense to vet applicants. This bill provides that no refugee from Iraq or Syria can be granted asylum in the United States unless the Director of the FBI. the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. and the Director of National Intelligence each make an independent determination and concur unanimously that the applicant for asylum poses no threat to the national security of the United States. The FBI is a domestic law enforcement agencythey have an international presence. but their focus is domestic. The agencies with an international focus such as the State Department.
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