FiveThirtyEight
Clare Malone

Lots of talk about how we can’t screen refugees, which isn’t quite true. Here’s a look at an overview of the process of vetting refugees who come to the United States — it’s a pretty rigorous look. That said, right now, the U.S. doesn’t look at the social media presence of say, people who come to the country on a tourist visa. There are certainly gaps in intelligence. But back on the point of refugees, as I wrote a couple of weeks ago, there’s no real connection or historical evidence that being a refugee means that you’re going to be a terrorist once you come to the U.S. It’s pretty unlikely.

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