06/10/2009
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"Refugees are already subject to the highest level of vetting, more than any other traveler or immigrant to the United States."
"H.R. 4038, which would effectively debar Syrian and Iraqi refugees from the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and does nothing to promote security."
"This measure sets unreasonable clearance standards that the Department of Homeland Security cannot meet and, thereby, would halt refugee resettlement in the United States."
"Rather than use these events as an excuse to advance policies that otherwise betray our values, I urge the intelligence community... to focus on the most effective tools in our toolbox."