Some necessary information about the refugee process

By Thomas V. Mirus ( bio - articles - email ) | Nov 19, 2015

I hate to say it, but sometimes there's nothing like a big pile of facts to make a philosophical argument unnecessary. Claims and counter-claims, either side seizing moral high ground, security vs. compassion, all of it becomes quite irrelevant in the face of the Cato Institute's analysis, which proves its title ("Syrian Refugees Don’t Pose a Serious Security Threat") beyond a shadow of a doubt.

If you want some actual useful information - not just claims and assertions - about how the vetting process for refugees works (as opposed to for asylum seekers, migrants or visitors), the major differences between how this is done in the US vs. Europe, and more, read it.

In 2015, the United States has accepted only 1682 Syrian refugees, or 0.042 percent of the 4,045,650 registered Syrian refugees. Only one out of every 2,405 Syrian refugees in a camp was resettled in the United States in 2015.

Few ISIS soldiers or other terrorists are going to spend at least three years in a refugee camp for a 0.042 percent chance of entering the United States when almost any other option to do so is easier, cheaper, quicker.