74 result(s) for Refugee Vetting Quotes.
"We have to be extremely careful about who we let into our country. Extreme vetting. We have to have extreme vetting."
"Our security depends upon our neighbors' security. And tonight, I'm asking Congress to support new efforts to help countries like Jordan and Lebanon help refugees and secure their borders."
"It is not un-Christian to say we have a right to control our borders. It is not un-Christian to say we will decide who comes into this country. And the manner in which they come."
"The safety of the American people is my highest priority. We are not going to compromise that safety."
"I want to be very clear: America must always be open to saving those fleeing persecution."
"We can't let terrorists exploit the refugee crisis to enter our country."
"We have very strong vetting. If somebody can get through that vetting, that's a problem with the vetting."
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"We need to know who is coming into our country."
"We have a rigorous, multi-layered screening process for all refugees."
"This is about keeping the American people safe. It's about screening out those who would do us harm."
"Immigration laws should be enforced."
"Enhanced screening and security measures are necessary to protect our nation."
"We have a responsibility to properly vet all individuals seeking entry into our country."
"We cannot allow our compassion to be exploited by those who seek to do us harm."
"National security is the first duty of government."
"Border security is national security."
"We must balance our desire to help refugees with the need to protect our own citizens."
"We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws."
"Our values and our security are not in contradiction. They reinforce each other."
"We need a pause and a reassessment on refugees coming from certain countries.”"
"The world is a dangerous place, and we need to be vigilant about who we let into our country."
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"We must ensure that our refugee programs are not exploited by terrorists."
"We have a thorough vetting process in place, but we always need to be looking for ways to improve it."
"It's not xenophobic to say we need secure borders."
"The American people deserve to be safe, and we will do everything we can to protect them."
"We have to be extremely careful, and we have to know who's coming into our country."
"My highest priority is to keep the American people safe."
"We can't let people that are going to be doing us great harm into our country. We have to be very, very careful."
"The safety of Americans has to be number one."
"It's a process. It's a vetting process. It's a very extensive vetting process."
"We also have to make sure that we're doing thorough screening, that we are working with all of our intelligence partners to make sure that we know who is coming here and why."
"We have a rigorous screening process for refugees."
"The process of vetting refugees is, in fact, extremely vigorous."
"Our security measures are very strong. We're constantly reviewing them, and we'll continue to do so."
"We have to keep the trust that we have in government to protect us, and that means being really careful about who we let in..."
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"We don't want to shut the door, but we want to be really careful about who comes in..."
"It's also true that we need to have vetting that is appropriate to the threats that we face."
"A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation."
"We can't compromise our values. And we can't compromise our security."
"Security is not just about defense; it is about creating a world where people don't want to attack."
"The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation."
"Nearly all refugees I've met are mothers and children... They need our help."
"The refugee problem is a global problem."
"We have a moral obligation to assist refugees."
"No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land."
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by how it treats its weakest members."
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
"Remember always that all of us... are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”"
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
"We are a nation of immigrants. We are constantly being replenished by people from other countries who bring different cultures, different ideas, different talents."
"We’re going to have people coming in, and we have no idea who they are. They could be ISIS. They could be anybody. I always say, we’re building a stadium with glass walls. Who knows?"
"Extreme vetting. I want extreme vetting."
"We will be extremely vigilant in determining who we allow into our country."
"We have to find better screening and vetting systems to ensure that those who seek to come here do so for the right reasons."
"We have to know who's coming into our country."
"You can’t take refugees without very careful screening."
"We need to be very careful about who we allow into this country from Syria."
"The safety of Americans has to be the number one priority."
"It is the responsibility of every government to ensure its citizens' safety."
"We need to balance our humanitarian responsibilities with our security responsibilities."
"We must ensure our security while upholding our values."
"Security is not a luxury, it's a necessity."
"Terrorism is the great challenge of our time."
"Our first duty is to protect our citizens."
"We must be strong and vigilant."
"Hope is not a strategy."
"I will always put the security of the American people first."
"We have to be right 100 percent of the time. The terrorists only have to be right once."
"Better to be safe than sorry."
"Trust, but verify."
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
"It is better to prevent than to heal."
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
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