Vern Buchanan Urges Obama to Ditch Plan Allowing Syrian Immigrants

On Monday, following the Islamic terrorist attacks in Paris, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., wrote President Barack Obama, urging him to deny allowing refugees from Syria to immigrate to the U.S.

"It is clear that radical Islam is waging war against America and Western civilization," Buchanan said. "We cannot allow terrorists to seep through a porous refugee screening process to kill Americans." 
 
Buchanan backed safe zones for refugees in other nations.

The letter included the following:

In light of reports that one of the Paris terrorists slipped into France disguised as a refugee, I urge you today to impose an immediate moratorium on accepting refugees from Syria into the United States.
 
We cannot gamble with our national security and risk the lives of Americans on an imperfect refugee screening process. Even FBI Director James Comey admits we do not have the ability to adequately vet refugees from Syria.
 
Instead, I urge you to work with world leaders to create a safe zone for refugees inside Syria or in a neighboring country. The United States should be a part of this humanitarian effort, but not its main financier.
 
It is clear that radical Islam is waging war against America and Western civilization. We cannot allow terrorists to seep through a porous refugee screening process to kill Americans.
 
Last month, Director Comey told Senate lawmakers that “gaps” remained in the U.S.'s ability to screen the refugees, because of a lack of intelligence on the ground in Syria.
 
“There is risk associated of bringing anybody in from the outside, but specifically from a conflict zone like that,” Comey said.
 
I urge you to abandon your plan to bring 10,000 or more Syrian refugees into the United States and work with the international community to create safe zones in or around Syria.