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by Sam Stockard, Memphis Daily News - U.S. Sen. Bob Corker says he believes the nation needs to stop
admitting Syrian refugees until security problems are solved, but the
nation’s “bigger risk” in letting terrorists slip into the country
lies with the nation’s Visa Waiver Program.
“In the European Union, part of the strength of the European Union
… from their perspective was people’s freedom of movement,” Corker
says shortly before speaking at Middle Tennessee State University’s
December graduation.
“So you have somebody in Belgium who’s just been in Syria and has
been radicalized, comes back and, boom, they’ve got a visa waiver to
come right into the U.S. You understand, that’s a problem.”
The U.S. House recently passed bipartisan legislation designed to
restrict travel by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran and Sudan to America
without screening. It also limits travel by Americans who’ve been to
those countries in the last five years.
Adopted in 1986, the Visa Waiver Program allows nationals from 38
countries to visit the United States for up to 90 days without getting
a visa.
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