Everything that happened in Afghanistan in the past two weeks, including At least 13 American soldiers died In the hands of suicide bombers, it is easy to forget that once the plane leaves the ground, the challenge will not stop. immediately, More than 100,000 evacueesAlmost all Afghans have fled the country. But who they are and how to deal with them is not an easy question to answer.
The Biden administration’s plan is obviously to ship all of them to the United States, and the question of how we censor immigrants has yet to be resolved. It is true that the United States’ compassion is deeply rooted, but when importing large numbers of people from the hotbed of terrorism, the reality must overcome emotionality. It seems worrying that not many systems are in place.
Senator Ted Cruz shared these concerns and visited Fort Bliss today, which will soon host more than 10,000 Afghan refugees.
This morning I visited the Dona Anna camp in Fort Bliss, where Biden administrators plan to house 10,000 Afghan refugees.
We should save the Afghans who assist the US military, but they should go to a neutral and safe third country.
They should not come to the United States without going through a comprehensive security review. pic.twitter.com/X1rFJiNl74
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 27, 2021
Cruz was right, he was talking about the truth about a topic that too many people were talking about, maybe he didn’t want to cause offense. Although I understand sympathy for those fleeing Afghanistan, we cannot simply relax our vigilance and ignore the reality of the world in which we live. Terrorists want to kill us, as the ISIS-K attack demonstrated two days ago. Anyone allowed to enter must be subject to the greatest degree of scrutiny.
Of course, Cruz’s comments triggered the right people. This is a Reuters reporter trying to play the role of fact checker.
SIV applicants have passed multiple security reviews, exceed the requirements of ordinary visa holders, and have held some of the highest-level security clearances when they cooperated with the U.S. military… https://t.co/83Ethmkg4g
-Idreees Ali (@idreeesali114) August 27, 2021
The problem here is that everything Ali said is true. In fact, most refugees from Afghanistan are not SIVs. This means that they have not undergone any review, and the request for review is completely within the scope.
American General: More than half of Afghan refugees who come to the United States do not have a special immigrant visa (SIV)
-Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) August 27, 2021
Cruz’s national security adviser, Omri Ceren, corrected many of Ali’s mistakes.
Hi Idris,
Most evacuees are not SIVs (they are family members, P1/P2, high-risk groups, etc.). SIV also has no security clearance. It is also possible that you are considering LAA, but these are not licenses, they are the lowest rather than the highest level.
Except for these details, you got it done. https://t.co/B8XsubUMCY
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) August 27, 2021
Once again, I sympathize with the Afghans who help our army. If we make a promise to translators, intelligence sources, or other parties, we should abide by that promise. Doing so is vital to our future credibility.
But we can’t just take uncensored planes carrying uncensored people from one of the most dangerous areas in the world, many of whom are men of combat age, without a system to thoroughly determine who is qualified and who is not. Now, things are so busy that almost nothing is actually done.Does anyone think that the disaster is an image of the leadership of our State Council Anthony winked, Has been able to examine tens of thousands of previously unknown refugees in just a few days?
This is why Cruz is so cautious in his assertion that we should keep these people in a safe third country. This is the smartest way to deal with this problem. In addition, if someone is not an immediate family member of SIV or SIV, they should settle elsewhere. We need to install guardrails to ensure safety.
I realize that this is a controversial topic, but policy decisions must be rational, not emotional. The Biden administration needs to be transparent about what is happening-no governor should accept people who have not been fully censored and safe.
