Rush: Paul Ryan's Idea of Refugee 'Pause' Makes Sense

Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday backed House Speaker Paul Ryan's plan to place a "pause" on bringing Syrian refugees into the United States.

Ryan said Tuesday it is important to have a refugee system in place, but that, because of fears of Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists embedding themselves with Syrian refugees, the program should be put on hold for the time being.

"That is why we think it's necessary to have a pause and to have a more comprehensive strategy dealing with guaranteeing that we do not allow ISIS members coming here," Ryan said.

"Because we can't vet them. He's exactly right," Limbaugh said. "The libs are trying to say that we are throwing our values away, that we accept anybody, that we are the single experiment in freedom and openness and tolerance – and if we shut it down, we're no better than anybody else in the rest of the world."

Limbaugh said the calls to let Syrians in without vetting "absurd." They can't be vetted, he said, because, "We don't know who they are. There's no way to know. Ryan's idea of a pause here makes some sense."

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