Governor Deal announced this week that Georgia will not accept Syrian refugees for resettlement. I applaud this decision and believe President Obama should halt the Syrian refugee plan immediately until we know how to properly handle this threat. While we are a nation of immigrants, a full background investigation is essential to any immigrant's path into our nation. Currently we do not have the ability to sufficiently vet Syrian refugees to determine the likelihood of a refugee engaging in terrorist activities once in the United States.
We have seen that ISIS will take full advantage of the refugee process to cross borders and our number one priority must always be the safety of the American people.
