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Ron Johnson: “In America, it takes somewhere between 18 to 24 months to…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson at HSGAC

Published | Video Starts at 02:46

Well, Prime Minister Trudeau now is committed to admitting 25,000 and then 50,000 total by the end of 2016. That's pretty significant ramp up. And over a pretty short period of time. In America, it takes somewhere between 18 to 24 months to properly vet a refugee on average. And that's from all countries. Far more difficult to try and get the information we've heard in testimony before this committee in a war torn country like Syria. (02:46–02:53)

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Asserts that the U.S. refugee vetting process takes 18 to 24 months on average.

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