Anonymous wrote:See details on 12:46 thread here:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/135/513315.page

But Muslima in what is now the last post on that thread has it right. If you are terrorist trying to get into the US there are many way easier ways to do it then to go through the US asylum process.

The United States does have a rigorous process for vetting refugee applicants, which includes several in-person interviews by U.S. officials, security checks by multiple agencies, significant documentation, and a health screening. This process, which is the most rigorous vetting in the world, takes over a year. The process requires refugees to be vetted by the National Counterterrorism Center, the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center, the Department of Homeland Security and the Departments of State and Defense. This review process includes biometric and biographic checks, interviews by specially trained officers who scrutinize the applicant’s explanation of individual circumstances to ensure the applicant is a genuine refugee and is not known to present security concerns to the United States. The process also includes an additional layer of enhanced classified screening measures for those refugees from Syria. In addition, the U.S. Government prioritizes admitting the most vulnerable Syrians, particularly female-headed households, children, survivors of torture, and individuals with severe medical conditions. In fact, of the 12 million Syrians displaced from their homes half are children.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should just google how the asylum system works, and how it works for Syrian refugees. I don't know why you think you'd find an expert at midnight on DCUM on a topic you could very easily look up.

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused as well since everything I read says it takes about 3 years. So how will they come to the U.S. In 2016?

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused as well since everything I read says it takes about 3 years. So how will they come to the U.S. In 2016?

Anonymous wrote:
I'm confused as well since everything I read says it takes about 3 years. So how will they come to the U.S. In 2016?


They will likely be fast tracked for political reasons. This means other immigrant petitions and uscis processing times will likely be delayed, not that the checks will be less rigorous. The people most likely to suffer as a result of this decision are other immigrants (particularly refugee and asylee petitioners) who are applying for statuses or who have pending requests.