Political Quotes

“I include in the Record from today's New York Times Editorial Board, noted today, ``Refugees From War Aren't the Enemy.'' It includes, ``this measure represents election-year pandering to the xenophobia that rears up when threats from abroad arise. People who know these issues--law enforcement and intelligence professionals, immigration officials and humanitarian groups--say that this wrongheaded proposal simply would not protect Americans from `foreign enemies.' '' [From the New York Times, Nov. 18, 2015] Refugees From War Aren't the Enemy (By The Editorial Board) The House is expected to vote Thursday on H.R. 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act of 2015, which Republican sponsors say ``would put in place the most robust national-security vetting process in history'' for refugees, one that would ``do everything possible to prevent terrorists from reaching our shores.'' Conceived partly in response to the Paris attacks, the bill seeks to ``pause'' admission of Syrian and Iraqi refugees. Though there are real fears of terrorism, this measure represents election-year pandering to the xenophobia that rears up when threats from abroad arise.…”