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jimnyc
09-29-2016, 02:27 PM
Oh, in that case there is no problem, since we all know that terrorists will always tell the truth. :rolleyes: And didn't we talk about this vetting process a few weeks back, and how we know it's being done. My faith is restored! :rolleyes:

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A Department of Homeland Security official admitted during a Senate hearing on Wednesday that DHS allows refugees into the country based on their testimony alone.

The Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and The National Interest hearing, chaired by Senator Jeff Sessions, addressed the Obama administration's plan "to admit 110,000 refugees into the United States ... beginning this Saturday."

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) exposed the serious defect in the Obama administration’s refugee resettlement efforts by reading from DHS's own memorandum, which stated:

[The] refugee program is particularly vulnerable of fraud due to loose evidentiary requirements where at times the testimony of an applicant alone is sufficient for approval.

As a result, a range of bad actors who use manufactured histories, biographies, and other false statements, as well as produce and submit facetious supporting documentation, have exploited this program.

Cruz continued:

[T]he memo goes on to note that in many instances, the applicant for a benefit -- including both asylum -- receives a government issued document that contains the biographic information that the applicant supplied. This document can then be used for many things including getting a driver's license.

Rest here - https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/09/29/dhs-says-refugees-are-allowed-into-u-s-based-only-on-their-testimony/

fj1200
09-30-2016, 09:47 AM
Some other stuff:


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Rodriguez argued that he doesn't give the memo "a whole lot of credit" because it was written by someone who lacked familiarity with the process.
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Rodriguez admitted that "there are cases where testimony is not necessarily corroborated by documents," but Cruz pressed him a final time, demanding a clear answer. Finally, Rodriguez gave in.

I am acknowledging that yes, testimony can be the basis for the grant of a refugee but it needs to be tested against other information that we know -- about the country conditions, at a minimum.
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