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I just want to encourage you all... to rethink the resettlement of refugees in this country, especially in the numbers I'm hearing.

Refugees are the human dimensions of a failed state.

We need to hit pause, and possibly reset, as we think about this whole Syrian refugee resettlement issue.

There is a real problem in terms of the refugee flow, the ability of ISIS to infiltrate those refugee flows, our inability to track them.

President Obama's own administration has publicly admitted that under the current framework, Syrian refugees cannot be vetted in a way that meets the rigorous security standards we rightfully expect.

The refugee crisis is a challenge for the whole of Europe, and Europe - it's a very fair point to say it's not just a security issue. It's also an economic issue.

I'll work to ensure that every single refugee who seeks asylum in the United States has a fair chance to tell his or her story. This is the least we can offer people fleeing persecution and devastation.

I can reveal today that the U.S. government has information to indicate that individuals tied to terrorist groups in Syria have already attempted to gain access to our country through the U.S. refugee program.

If you're an Islamic terrorist, probably the last program I'd use to try to get into this country is the refugee program.