03-27-2016, 07:53 PM
Refugees from Syria and Iraq will be held for 2+ years in a Turkish or Jordanian refugee camp before being transported to the U.S. for resettlement. They will undergo several background and intelligence checks before being cleared. Here's the process:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/....html?_r=0
It's not like Europe where refugees can take public transportation into a country in droves, with nowhere to go but back to the war zone. That's a tragic mess and I agree that there's risk of terrorists or violent assholes getting into Eurpean countries that way and it's a very real security concern.
But, back to the U.S. -- for those refugees who are fully screened/vetted for U.S. resettlement, I think they're gonna have to be flown in Maggot. It's not reasonable to expect them to skip, walk, drive/ride, roller skate, uber, bicycle, swim, or hitch-hike over here. And, I imagine flying will be considerably cheaper and safer than attempting to ship them.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/....html?_r=0
It's not like Europe where refugees can take public transportation into a country in droves, with nowhere to go but back to the war zone. That's a tragic mess and I agree that there's risk of terrorists or violent assholes getting into Eurpean countries that way and it's a very real security concern.
But, back to the U.S. -- for those refugees who are fully screened/vetted for U.S. resettlement, I think they're gonna have to be flown in Maggot. It's not reasonable to expect them to skip, walk, drive/ride, roller skate, uber, bicycle, swim, or hitch-hike over here. And, I imagine flying will be considerably cheaper and safer than attempting to ship them.