Last Wednesday’s horrific shooting at a Christmas party at the San Bernardino County Public Health Department resulted in the killing of 14 people, injuring 21 others and is reigniting the political debate over immigration and Syrian refugees.

The lead suspects in the California shooting are Syed Farook, an environment health specialist with the San Bernardino County Health Department and his wife Tashfeen Malik: both Muslims.

Farook’s father described his son as “very religious” and after three days of investigations the FBI concluded it was an act of terrorism.

In making that determination, the FBI relied on evidence indicating that Farook had become increasingly radicalized. So too did his wife, who posted her allegiance to ISIS on Facebook just prior to the attack. Both factors, along with the significant amount of weapons and bomb making materials at the couple’s home contributed to the FBI calling it an act of terrorism.

Separately, news reports confirm Farook was a U.S. born citizen, reportedly had contact with known Middle Eastern terrorists and Malik entered the U.S. under a K-1 Visa.

The finding that Malik passed the Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism screening process even though she provided an inaccurate home address in Pakistan adds new concerns about the adequacy of the vetting process.

Read the article “An Insider’s Look at the Refugee Screening Process” on conservativereview.com.