The US has been accepting refugees from war-torn countries for decades without trouble. Russell Berman, senior associate editor at The Atlantic where he covers political news, discusses whether there's a new national security threat in accepting refugees from Syria.
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— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 19, 2015
Republicans in Congress aren't ending Syrian refugee program outright, but they could end up killing it w/ red tape https://t.co/xujzAwko43
— Russell Berman (@russellberman) November 19, 2015
@BrianLehrer Work at an immigration law firm, it's already too hard for refugees to come to the US. Let's not let fear inhibit human decency
— Lauren Weaver (@laurenweav) November 19, 2015
@BrianLehrer This isn't a rep v dem issue. Come on. It's a natl sec issue. Of course accepting refugees is right but we must be careful
— Mo (@SenorLiberty) November 19, 2015
We cannot compromise our values and close our borders to those refugees fleeing persecution @WNYC @BrianLehrer https://t.co/pDZ1gbwyec
— Congressman Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) November 19, 2015