WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, issued the following statement today:

The current proposal being considered in the House in response to the President’s dangerous refugee plan — the American SAFE Act — fails to defend the interests of the American people. It is based on a flawed premise, as there is simply no way to vet Syrian refugees. Just over a month ago, officials from the Department of Homeland Security admitted before the Immigration Subcommittee that there is no database in Syria against which they can run a check. They have no way to enter Syria to verify the applicants’ personal information.  And we know the region is being flooded with false documents.

Read the article “Jeff Sessions: House Refugee Plan ‘Fails to Defend Interests of the American People’” on sessions.senate.gov.