Many ‘Syrian Refugees’ Are Neither Syrian nor Refugees

Many ‘Syrian Refugees’ Are Neither Syrian nor Refugees | National Review Online:
"Our policy on admitting refugees should be: Security first, then compassion.
Over the weekend, Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated the Obama administration’s commitment to taking in 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next fiscal year and announced that the federal government would be increasing its annual total refugee cap from 70,000 to 100,000 by 2017, to accommodate more refugees from war-torn Syria.
“This step that I am announcing today, I believe, is in keeping with the best tradition of America as a land of second chances and a beacon of hope,” said Kerry on Sunday during a trip to Germany.
Also on Sunday, Hillary Clinton called on the administration to take 65,000 Syrian refugees, declaring, “I want the United States to lead the world.” 
Her Democratic opponent Martin O’Malley endorsed the same target earlier this month.
Some 4 million persons have fled the Syrian civil war, and another 7 million are internally displaced. The plight of these persons is tragic.
But Americans should not confuse “leading the world” with a reflexive openness to the world’s heavy-laden.
The Obama administration should not receive a single Syrian refugee unless it is able to answer adequately the following five questions.
1. Can we distinguish between genuine refugees and economic migrants?"