A top Jewish immigration group -- an organization <http://www.hias.org/history> "Founded in 1881 originally to assist Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe" -- is fighting to bring Syrian refugees to America. The group is called HIAS, which once meant Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. [image: syria]
Mark Hetfield, the president and CEO of HIAS, emailed supporters last week to thank them for their generosity. "We are leading the American Jewish response to the Syrian refugee crisis. We are on the ground in Europe and, more importantly, demanding that our own government and others around the world take bold action to ensure that Syrian refugees can rebuild their lives in safety and freedom," Hetfield boasted. On its website, the Jewish group is calling for the United States to bring in 100,000 Syrian refugees. "Stories and photos documenting the unspeakably tragic plight of Syrian refugees have shocked the world. "We cannot stand by idly and watch the largest humanitarian crisis of our generation unfold. Our country and the American Jewish community must step in now to provide protection and aid for Syrian refugees," Hias writes on its website. "Secretary of State Kerry recently announced that the United States will take in 15,000 refugees above our normal refugee resettlement operations (85,000 in total in Fiscal Year 2016, 100,000 in 2017). This is a symbolic gesture—not a response to a crisis. On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 6:51:05 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > *FBI says no way to check refugees coming to US; while Obama issues this > statement* > > Written by Michele Hickford, Editor-in-Chief > <http://www.allenbwest.com/author/michele/> on November 15, 2015 > > [image: Description: BarackObamaLookingSmug] > > Last month, mere weeks before the attack in Paris, FBI director James > Comey said at a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing that the > federal government does not have the ability to conduct thorough background > checks on all of the 10,000 Syrian refugees that the Obama administration > says will be allowed to come to the U.S. > > Although we now know that number is set to increase significantly > <http://www.allenbwest.com/2015/11/unbelievable-as-the-paris-attacks-were-unfolding-yesterday-look-what-obama-was-doing/> > . > > Comey said “*We can only query against that which we have collected. And > so if someone has never made a ripple in the pond in Syria in a way that > would get their identity or their interest reflected in our database, we > can query our database until the cows come home, but there will be nothing > show up because we have no record of them,” *according > <http://dailycaller.com/2015/10/21/fbi-director-admits-us-cant-vet-all-syrian-refugees-for-terror-ties-video/> > > to the Daily Caller. > > On Fox with Megyn Kelly on Friday, former FBI director James Kallstrom > reiterated this after the Paris attack, saying the refugee policy was > ‘crazy’ and that the FBI didn’t have enough manpower to watch the people > that needed to be watched ‘by the thousands.’ > > But don’t you worry your pretty little American head, because our Dear > Leader assures us the problem is contained in Europe – just as he had said > last week that ISIS was contained > <http://www.breitbart.com/video/2015/11/13/obama-isis-is-not-getting-stronger-we-have-contained-them/> > > in the Middle East (before they broke out of their container and blew up > Paris). > > Before departing for his party in Turkey and the Climate Change Summit, > the White House issued the following statement saying, “there was no > specific or credible threat to the United States.” > > [image: Description: Tweet-WH] > > Oh whew, now I can sleep MUCH better. All those ISIS tweets and threats > promising death and destruction in the United States? Nah, they’re not > specific or credible. So just like Hillary Clinton and what’s-his-name said > last night, why not let SIXTY-FIVE-THOUSAND Syrians in! > > Nothing to see here. Move along. > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmaTEycWZrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NDc2MjU5OTM-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! 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