These are people who are losing their lives because of the barbaric regime of President Assad. Our values are that we respond to those issues. that we act in a responsible way. that we help the international community to help those people who are trying to escape the persecutions of oppressive regimes. The fear act would shut down the U.S. process of accepting Syrian refugees. Why do I say it would shut it down? Because it would require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. the Secretary of Homeland Security. and the Director of National Intelligenceall threeto certify. on an individual basis. the ability of these individuals to meet our standards to come into the United States. That would require 100 certifications per day. 300 certifications total. What else would they be doing? I hope the Director of the FBI is working to keep our country safe and more than just dealing with the Syrian refugees. This would cut down and eliminate our ability to accept Syrian refugees. Let me cite some of the numbers. The United States has accepted 2.000 Syrian refugees. There are millions of Syrian refugees. The total number the President has talked about is 10.000a small fraction of the total numbers who are being relocated under the Syrian refugee program. We look at the neighboring countries alone. what is being done in Jordan. what is being done in Lebanon. and look at what Europe is accepting. We are taking a very small burden here. and it is individuals who do not pose a threat.
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