Then the governor brought up the president’s desire to move ahead with plans to allow 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S.
He says the White House should be more focused on helping veterans.
“Mister President, let’s take care of our military that you sent over there to fight to keep our freedoms,” LePage said. “Let’s take care of them before we bring in people unvetted who will blow up another San Bernardino. I am sick and tired of facing the Syrian deal, when our military go homeless. They go without a job.”
Refugees coming to America do undergo a lengthy vetting process that can take more than a year and involves the Department of Homeland Security, although security experts say the process is not infallible.
The suspects in the San Bernardino shooting were from Chicago and Saudi Arabia.
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