sequester cuts when we shut down the federal government, we re harming the ability of our own cities to prepare. the ability of our state fusion centers to connect dots and share intelligence. this is not a matter of this is not just a matter of protecting and hitting isis in syria or iraq. it s a matter of protecting our homeland in smarter and more connected ways. governor, i want to ask you about something that came up saturday night at the democratic debate. hillary clinton was asked about her support for wall street. i want to play you her response. i represented new york an i represented new york on 9/11 when we were attacked. where were we attacked? we were attacked in downtown manhunt where wall street is. i did spend a whole lot of time and effort helping them rebuild. that was good for new york. it was good for the economy and it was a way to rebuke the terrorists who had attacked our country. governor, you heard there she
the influx of people leaving war in syria. i m curious about the concern here in the united states, the question of bringing syrian refugees here. there will be a lot of people who will freak out and say we can t get anybody in. how can we manage the humanitarian crisis and then make sure those people are aptly screened. just a month ago, people were saying it s taking too long to bring in the refugees. it s an 18 to 24-month process. people can debate this as a policy but just to talk about the substance and the process very quickly, it s very different than in europe. we have a formalized process that goes through a resettlement office in the state department. it then, making sure that the refugees satisfy legal status, it then goes to a is he strong verification process, biometric information, interviews, health requirements. and then after that, there s all these organizations that are called resettlement organizations who seasonally have to vouch for the refugee,
refugees. the u.s. leadership had been moving in the direction of letting in more. you see what happened here and the investigative findings about at least one, if not more, had been infiltrating through the refugee process. what do you think is the right balance, sir? there are people on my side of the aisle who say if you stop the refugees from coming to america, that fixes the problem. there s about 20 different ways to get to america. refugees are just one of 20 lanes. shutting that lane down does not protect us. anybody coming to america needs to be vetted and vetted well. we can t shut off syria. people being raped and murdered, yes, isil can intermingle among refugees. they re doing that. there s other ways for them to get here. my advice is, eliminating the refugee problem doesn t involve the problem. you have to go in on the ground and hit them there. i m looking for an away game when it comes to isil, not a home gam.
weapons. we can t believe a rocket launcher, heavy machine guns, ammunition. plus a lot of drugs. they re seeing the nexus between radicalization and petty criminals. at least half of the attackers on friday 13th in paris had been to syria. this is the tender of intelligence fears right now. the blow back, go to syria, come back with your own passport, slip in undetected, join up with syrian operatives as we know one of them has come from syria, infiltrating the refugees. we reported that yesterday. this is this terrible new scare whereby it s not 9/11 but it is hit and run on a mass casualty, separate casualty event to try to stretch police, stretch authorities and hit civilians. this is, you know, now what isis is doing abroad. this extension of a state of emergency is supposed to be 12
they believe they have an advantage. that said, they believe there s a population in belgium and here and in and around paris that is involved with these kinds of activities and they are up against a larger threat. he couldn t be more important than he is right now. you know, per capita, the most number of jihadis going to syria come from belgium. this is the other point. there s a lot of talk about closing the borders to jerefuge. you know the political sensitivities of the refugee issue. the fact is when you look at this, a number of the attackers were french, from france. the idea that you could put up a wall that doesn t get rid of the problem because you have a home grown population here. you talk about not just the attackers but a support network around them. you put your finger on the hot issue for the united states in terms of political election, popular concerns. refugees. we know that there s an infiltration now. what will that mean? what does that mean for the threat y