{"id":11828,"date":"2016-02-11T11:59:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T16:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=11828"},"modified":"2018-12-28T13:43:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:43:37","slug":"national-security-experts-warn-again-that-isis-will-exploit-migrant-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2016\/02\/11\/national-security-experts-warn-again-that-isis-will-exploit-migrant-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"National Security Experts Warn (Again) that ISIS Will Exploit Migrant Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"clapper\"<\/a>Two of the nation\u2019s top intelligence officials testified Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee and offered chilling warnings about how mass international migration poses serious threats to our homeland security.<\/span><\/p>\n

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper stated plainly that ISIS is exploiting the flood of migrants from Syria and Iraq to\u00a0infiltrate operatives into Western nations<\/a><\/a>. ISIS<\/a> is \u201ctaking advantage of the torrent of migrants to insert operatives into that flow,\u201d Clapper testified. He noted that the terrorist group is \u201cpretty skilled at phony passports so they can travel ostensibly as legitimate travelers.\u201d Clapper also warned that 38,200 foreign fighters have traveled to Syria<\/a> since 2012, including nearly 7,000 who hold Western passports.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the December jihadist attack in San Bernardino, California, it is evident that our intelligence agencies do not have the capacity to identify and screen out migrants who pose security threats. Nevertheless, the Obama administration is determined to move forward with its plans to resettle at least 10,000 Syrians<\/a> in the U.S. this year.<\/p>\n

The threat will continue to grow as a result of what Clapper describes as\u201chomegrown violent extremists.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThe July 2015 attack against military facilities in Chattanooga and December 2015 attack in<\/p>\n

San Bernardino demonstrate the threat that homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) also pose to the\u00a0homeland,\u201d Clapper said.<\/p>\n

Clapper\u2019s warnings were echoed by Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Gen, Stewart told senators that ISIS \u201cwill probably attempt to conduct additional attacks in Europe, and attempt to direct attacks on the U.S. homeland in 2016.\u201d