Received an email from Rep. Mike Bost's office this morning. One of the things it contains was the results of a survey Rep. Bost conducted of constituents last week about admitting Syrian refugees:
For our most recent survey, I asked if you believed the United States should stop the flow of unscreened Syrian refugees across our borders. Your response to this question was an overwhelming “yes” at 85 percent and just 11 percent of you answered “no.” As I have mentioned previously, I couldn’t agree more – that’s why I voted to stop Syrian and Iraqi refugees from coming to America until there is an upgraded screening process in place that ensures we can identify individuals who pose a threat.
The point that bugged me about the original survey was the term "unscreened", indicating that refugees from Syria would be admitted to the US with no screening, which is not true.
However, no one wants unscreened refugees entering the country. Given the biased wording of the question, it surprised me that 11% actually responded "no".
For our most recent survey, I asked if you believed the United States should stop the flow of unscreened Syrian refugees across our borders. Your response to this question was an overwhelming “yes” at 85 percent and just 11 percent of you answered “no.” As I have mentioned previously, I couldn’t agree more – that’s why I voted to stop Syrian and Iraqi refugees from coming to America until there is an upgraded screening process in place that ensures we can identify individuals who pose a threat.
The point that bugged me about the original survey was the term "unscreened", indicating that refugees from Syria would be admitted to the US with no screening, which is not true.
However, no one wants unscreened refugees entering the country. Given the biased wording of the question, it surprised me that 11% actually responded "no".
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