By Ted Belman
Donald Trump keeps referencing that Obama let in 10,000 “Syrian” refugees and saying that Hillary wants to increase it by 550%. The a small number but a large increase. I decided to do some googling on the matter because I thought the number was more like a million.
The first article that I came up with was published on Dec 10/15 by NBC News titled Mass Muslim MIgration mostly a Mirage:
Donald Trump might be tapping into Americans’ wariness with his call to stop all Muslims from coming into the U.S., a new poll finds — but the flood of Islamic immigrants is a mirage.
Not one predominantly Muslim nation makes the list of top 10 countries of origin for legal immigrants in 2013, according to the most recent census figures compiled by the Migration Policy Institute.
At #14, Pakistan was the top-ranked Islamic country with 13,251 legal permanent residents — just 1 percent of the total 990,553 immigrants who received Green Cards that year, the figures showed.
“Definitely as a share of the foreign population, Middle Eastern and North African immigrants are small,” Marc Rosenblum, deputy director of the organization’s U.S. immigration policy project, told NBC News. “But right now there is a lot of fear about terrorism and that affects how people perceive those numbers.”
“Now the total foreign population is a third Mexican and three-quarters Latin American and Asian,” said Rosenblum. “Europe accounted for just 12 percent of the foreign-born population in 2013. It was 75 percent in 1960.”
Two years ago, the top three Green Card recipient countries were Mexico, 135,028, China, 71,798, and India, 68,458, according to the figures.
Only 9,552 Iraqis and 1,463 Saudis got Green Cards in 2013. As for Syrians, whom Trump and much of the GOP wants to bar from the United States, just 3,366 were granted permanent residency.
When it comes to other Muslim countries, 10,294 Egyptians, 3,532 Yemenis, 2,783 Lebanese and 376 Libyans were allowed into the U.S. in that year.
Three-quarters of GOP voters think Muslim immigration is already too high and nearly the same percentage is convinced that Syrian refugees are too dangerous to let into the country, according to the poll.
After reading this article I was reassured. The problem wasn’t as big as I thought it was. I then did some more googling and learned that Muslims constituted about 1% of the US population, a manageable percentage. But I was wrong and was being misled.
One of my friends referred me to this link. https://www.facebook.com/TheKellyFile/videos/1813461242202066/
Be sure to watch it twice.
According to the Report, Obama has issued over 832,000 green cards to Muslim majority countries in his first 6 years of his presidency. In addition, 482,000 Muslims overstayed their visas and are not being sent back.. These Muslims support Sharia to an astonishing degree. In Afghanistan 99%, in Iraq 91% and in Pakistan 70%. When in the US 70% vote Democrat.
And now Obama is intending to allow in another 1 million Muslims.
Then American Thinker published an article by Elise Cooper entitled, Sen. Jeff Sessions: Trump Is Right on Muslim Immigration Ban.
Once again Donald Trump has opened a dialogue about a controversial issue. As he did with illegal immigration, he has brought to the forefront his desire to keep Americans safe by temporarily banning Muslims from entering the U.S. His critics are from the left and right, calling him a divider and a racist. Those in the Republican establishment hint at preventing the ban by any means, including threatening to sue Trump if he becomes president and issues the executive order. Too bad they have done nothing regarding President Obama’s executive orders. American Thinker asked the chairman of Donald Trump’s national security committee, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), about this issue.
Donald Trump has called for a ban, stating, “Although the pause is temporary, we have to find out what is going on. It will be lifted, this ban, when we as a nation are in a position to properly and perfectly screen this country.”
Even those in the Obama administration question the vetting process. People should not forget that FBI director James Comey has said several times that the federal government does not have the ability to conduct a thorough background check on all the Syrian refugees. Just last week, CIA director John Brennan concurred that Syrian refugees cannot be fully vetted because there are no databases available and that ISIS is working to smuggle Syrians into countries through the refugee process.
A poll published in 2014 by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies found that 13% of Syrian refugees have positive feelings toward the Islamic State terrorist group. This means that 8,450 of 65,000 refugees Hillary Clinton wants to allow into this country could have terrorist ties or be radicalized.
Senator Jeff Sessions referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, which shows that throughout the Obama administration’s tenure, the United States has issued green cards to an average of 138,669 migrants from Muslim-majority countries per year, meaning the United States will have issued green cards to at least 1.1 million migrants from Muslim-majority countries on the president’s watch.
Eric Bolling, whose book Wake Up America is due out next week, told American Thinker, “After Trump made his statement about temporarily banning Muslims from entering the U.S., the left and half the right went crazy. Let’s not forget that the Orlando terrorist had contacts with those who were in Syria. Let’s err on the side of caution until we fix the problem.”
He has a good point, considering that the driving force behind the San Bernardino terrorist attack was the wife. She passed three background checks by American immigration officials as she moved to the United States from Pakistan, and nothing was ever uncovered about her online views on violent jihad. Immigration officials also allowed into this country a terrorist, convicted in an Israeli court and later released in a prison swap, because they never caught her lies on the application. In November 2014, a federal jury found her guilty of illegally obtaining naturalization. Not to mention that all the 9/11 terrorists entered this country legally.
Senator Sessions told American Thinker, “Thirty refugees have already been convicted of terrorism, so we know they are not always peaceful. Now the President is accelerating the speed of admitting Syrian refugees.”
The senator said, “We have no duty to morally or legally admit people. The Immigration Naturalization Act says the president can refuse entry to ‘any alien or class of aliens he deems detrimental to the interests of the U.S.’ It is appropriate to be aggressive in our vetting. Questions can be asked: do you believe in religious freedom, do you believe in sharia law or the Constitution, and do you respect minorities such as women and gays. We are not required to admit people if their philosophies or principles are contrary to the Constitution. We have to understand that most Muslims do not adhere to this extreme ideology, but there is nothing wrong to refuse admittance to those who distance themselves from our values. We need to use common sense with the who-what-where of the threat. It is the toxic ideology of Islam.”
A British poll in April of this year supports what Donald Trump and Senator Sessions are stating. Among the results: 52% believe that homosexuality should be illegal, 47% do not want homosexuals working as teachers, 39% want their wives always to obey their husbands, 33% refuse to condemn those who take part in violence against those who mock the Prophet Muhammad, and about 25% favor replacing the British legal system with Islamic law. Another recent poll found that 99% of Afghans believe in sharia law. This is not good news for American values of freedom of religion, speech, and the pursuit of happiness.
It is not Donald Trump who should be criticized, but President Obama. His policies to keep Americans safe at home are deeply flawed. The president calls out his critics but never Islamic extremist radicals. Unlike many other candidates, Trump has forced people to know who the true enemy is.
Senator Sessions noted, “Hillary Clinton had to back down and acknowledge the radical extremist threat and capitulated after Donald Trump called her out.” President Obama also was forced to respond, calling a news conference to defend his policies and unfairly criticizing Trump. Yet in agreement with Trump’s definition of who is the enemy are Jordan’s King Abdullah and Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, who blasted the Islamist extremists. English prime minister David Cameron and French prime minister Manuel Valls, meanwhile, admitted that there is a war against radical Islam.
Instead of calling out Donald Trump, the Obama administration might want to listen to the senator and former law enforcement officers who agree with what Sessions told American Thinker: “federal officers have been restricted too much in their ability to conduct investigations. You are not going to be very effective if you are intimidated in conducting basic inquiries.” A retired FBI Agent summarized their feelings: “given the current philosophy of the administration, they do not want Muslims investigated unless there is clear information or evidence indicative of criminal activity. Therefore, in evaluating these cases, the FBI is likely going to be very conservative in their approach to these matters unless they have clear and unambiguous factual information meeting the threshold of ‘predication.'”
When asked if he would agree to be Donald Trump’s vice president, the senator responded, “He is going to find someone a lot better than me. I look forward to whoever he chooses, and I would be honored to consider such a request.” Actually, it would be the American people who would be honored if he served. Senator Sessions understands, unlike many of the current leadership, that this is a time to pause and to make sure a policy is in place that serves American interests.
People should be thankful that Donald Trump laid out the problems and what is needed to keep those in the U.S. safe: make sure people with radical and dangerous views that are contrary to the values of America be excluded from entering the U.S.
The author writes for American Thinker. She has done book reviews and author interviews and has written a number of national security, political, and foreign policy articles.
Out of 3,366 Syrians 1,000 could be ISIS terrorists if not vetted carefully.
And let’s not forget OTMs (Other Than Mexicans) that have been streaming across the U.S. Southern and Northern borders. Vet them? We don’t even know who or where they are. Ask anyone in one of the target small cities where these Muslims are being dumped. A few hundred, or even a few dozen of these savages can permanently alter the character of a small to medium sized town, and not for the better. But, I guess that is secondary to the fact that they will all vote Democrat once they are given instant citizenship.
I recently overheard a conversation by a well-educated, but unintelligent young lady who was mocking Trump’s Muslim ban. She said “I am not afraid of Mexicans!” I bit my tongue, since it was not the right place for me to reply, but I almost said, “You would be if your last name was Steinle.” She probably would not have understood the reference anyway, since I suspect she watches CNN, and only CNN, when she wants the news.
The variance with these numbers is due to whether they are classified as refugees or immigrants.
But it makes no difference to me. The problems Muslims represent have nothing to do with whether they are immigrants or refugees. Both favour Sharia and don’t want to assimilate.
Also when considering the numbers remember that they are all entitled to bring their families in also. So one million today could be 10 million in 10 years.
this is a disappointment… Nehlen backs Trump platform and Ryan opposes it at every step…. it portrays Trump as a man abandoning his platform and his constituents…… why does the GOP even ask Trump to back Ryan rather than let the primary election decide, they are doing the same to Nehlen as wasserman shultz did to Bernie…. Trump could have endorsed no one but definitely should have backed Nehlen…. Now the question will be has Trump morphed into the typical politician, changing as soon as he gets in…….backing the enemy ryan against the supporter Nehlen will alienate those who already voted for him. The establishment GOP backing is a fantasy, unless he wants their campaign money and that was their condition. The GOP have endorsed the TPP immigration globalist Ryan against the Trumpist Nehlen… and Trump stabbed Nehlen in the back for his support…… although it appears that he did it late to allow Nehlen to take the lead it still is an overt abandonment even it is a covert strategy….. Nehlen appears to have no problem with it so maybe they have agreed so Donald could get the gop cash.
So, 70% of Muslims vote the Dem ticket and 75% of American Jews do? Which group are the jackals destroying the United States? You tell me.
Just one more remark:
It is very unusual for someone who adopt a new religion to sepnd his time disparaging it systematically. That is what Obama has been doing from the time he joined Jeremiah!!!
The Pr. Christian conversion was plain TAQIYYA. Without it he could NEVER become US Pr. Then his 20 years love story with rev Jeremiah, a hater. Then the crusaders IDIOCY! Never showing ANY support for all these murdered Christians says everything about the leader of the Western world; his apology tour … all confirm that in heart and mind he is an Islamist even if legally he is “Christian”! Therefore his SILENCE on Islamism!
He is the great deceiver in chief who wants to be succeeded by the great liar in chief.
Many Americans are stupid enough to give IN! Nov will reveal how stupid American people are.
This in NO WAY absolve the greedy Rep & Demo elite/leadership and their 100 years alliance with the ENEMY of the Western world.
The Trojan horse(Th) was the OIL extracted by the Brits & Americans. The greedy US brought in the Th.
bernard ross Said:
I just noticed that I posted the wrong link on the original story of the GEMS by Richard Pollock of the Daily Caller so I will re post it here because I believe it is very important in the Clinton muslim network
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/03/exclusive-bill-clinton-got-millions-from-worlds-biggest-sharia-law-education-firm/
the clintons sell the immigrant visas through khan and lovell… the GEM schools and likely many other muslim institutions, are used to qualify the muslims immigrants as investors. The investments are funded by the muslim nations and orgs, primarily wahabbi saudi. Therefore the clintons and khan are not only selling the visas but are collaborating in the building of the muslim infrastructure in the USA and globally… they benefit directly from the teaching of sharia and the growth of sharia educational networks.
this fraud and network are likely much larger and likely involving others like Obama, who have strong connections with saudis and other muslim nations.. and probably involves a lot more than just this school system. this is the tip of a dangerous iceberg which conceals espionage and sabotage of the USA by muslim stooges in our gov and institution
The clintons and the muslim USA network are a dangerous and treasonous lot and the establishment GOP appears to be ignorant, mute…. or perhaps complicit and participatory in the scheme. Basically, they have created the trojan horse already.
If Trump had not questioned Khans credibility we would all still be in the dark on this massive network. the GOP need to take this up not for the election but to bring down this treasonous espionage and sabotage network.
(fantastic investigatory journalism by Richard Pollock, bigger in potential than watergate and much more damaging to our nation, but will folks even notice what is really happening here, all uncovered due to Khan)
Its interesting that no matter how many times we wince or are repelled by Trumpisms…. in the end he turns out to be 100% accurate in his analysis and observations… its up to us to understand his distilled messages, one liners, bottom liners…. its to our benefit to get it. the dems and especially the backstabbing lying establishment GOP have us all discussing “storms in teacups” and not focussing on the issues. WRT the boo hoo muslim daddy, Trump had it right the first time with his first reaction but everyone got offended because they interpreted it as an insult to the muslim soldier… he never insulted the muslim soldier… he said the father got it wrong in trashing Trump and Trump was right as it turns out to be much worse than first thought now that we have the Clinton immigrant visa selling scandal Even worse than that is that the Clinton’s benefit financially from the imported migrants through the GEMS schools and facilities.. the millions of muslims will attend mosques and sharia schools and Richard Pollock exposed that the Clintons, after benefiting from the visa sales and the money laundering of the qualifying investments, will benefit from each school and mosque built by GEMS. This very serious connection has completely bypassed the press except for Richard Pollock in the Daily Caller. Therefore, the more muslim migrants is the more billions for the Clintons.
Trump gets it right the first time but due to criticism he usually gets it right again when the real story is exposed. Trumps “right on” performance is uncanny.
@ Ted Belman:
re check your article, you repeated a good portion of it twice
Before I added to the NBC article, Clare Lopez wrote,
and
Clare Lopez is a leading analyst of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamization of America. She is associated with the Center for Security Policy.
@ bernard ross:
Read the article now. I greatly expanded it and changed the message.
LOL, NBC MSM advising americans to go back to sleep
HMMMM how many is too many… how many took down the WTC… how many were involved in each muslim terror act?
Like Donald said… “ban muslim immigration until we can figure it out”…. its hard to figure out if the clinton connected, saudi connected, MB connected, sharia beleiving immigrant visa selling muslim boo hoo daddy is a dangerous terrorist like the muslim doctor soldier who shot soldiers. I like my children too much to take a chance…keep them all out until you are 100% sure as to which sharia believing koran beleiving muslim is dangerous or not. I dont mind if if the liberals sacrifice their wives and children in the “experiment” though, just not mine. Only Trump has any desire to implement my muslim position therefore I can only vote for the one who will implement my desired platforms and agenda… things like appearing presidential are irrelevant to me.
the muslims, in collusion with the leftist anti semites, are behind the current surge in anti semitism in the US… they are connected globally with the libels against Israel and Jews… only an idiot Jew would want more muslims in his home or nation. If you believe in Islam and sharia then you are an anti semite. That’s enough for me to ban muslims… I dont have that perennial Jewish angst…. I am not in a conundrum as to who are enemies of the jews… there is no rocket science in this subject for me.