Kerry dropped this whooper of a lie: “There is absolutely zero evidence that refugees that make it through our process pose more of a threat than members of any other group.”
Via Loudoun Now:
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry and actress Angelina Jolie were in Loudoun on Monday to encourage interfaith leaders to continue to do all they can to welcome refugees displaced from war-torn countries.
Kerry and Jolie, joined by several area religious leaders, spoke at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, the second largest mosque in the country. They took part in an iftar, the meal eaten by Muslims after sunset during Ramadan, and highlighted World Refugee Day. […]
Kerry said the world is looking to the west for leadership and compassion toward refugees. He noted that the U.S. will accept 80,000 refugees this year and 100,000 next year, and that each of them would have to undergo stringent screening before they can resettle here.
“There is absolutely zero evidence that refugees that make it through our process pose more of a threat than members of any other group,” he said, prompting loud applause. “Let me be clear: There is nothing ideological about coming to the aid to someone in need. … Americans say here we are what can we do to help. That’s who we are.”
Jolie, who is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Special Envoy, has dedicated much of her time the past 15 years to the world’s refugee crisis. In her comments, she stressed that those who are accepting of people of different religions, cultures and backgrounds do not do away with their own identity.
“When we are at our strongest is when we draw on our diversity as people, to find unity based on our common values and our identity,” she said. “We are not strong despite our diversity, we’re strong because of it.”