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How In The World Was Abdul Artan Allowed To Enter The U.S.?

The recent shooting at The Ohio State University begs the question of how Muslim immigrants should be assimilated into the United States.

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How In The World Was Abdul Artan Allowed To Enter The U.S.?
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On November 28, Ohio State University became the scene of the latest school shooting. Investigators confirmed that the attacker who wielded a knife injuring 11 students, was identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan. There is no question Artan is a terrorist; police are saying his electronic devices had all kinds of terrorist paraphernalia on them. The question being raised is how he got to America and to The Ohio State University in the first place.


According to CBS News, Artan left Somalia in 2007, and ended up living in a refugee camp in Pakistan. Somalia is a failed state with terrorism everywhere. The family stayed in Pakistan for seven years before the Obama administration allowed it to emigrate legally to the USA.The Artan family was flown to Dallas, Texas via Catholic Charities.

“Catholic Charities contracts with the federal government to help refugees get an apartment, enroll in school and get access to healthcare. Catholic Charities does not pick the refugees—instead they are vetted by the State Department and its Office of Refugee Resettlement determines where they go,” said Fox 8 anchor Matt Wright.

Catholic Charities released a statement in response to criticism following the OSU shooting. “We help hundreds of people over the years and thousands are coming to America through all types of different agencies to seek comfort and aide and unfortunately bad things can happen in any walk of life and this is an example of one horrific action," said Dave Woodyard, CEO of Catholic Charities.

The Artan family stayed in Texas for less than a month, eventually moving to Columbus, Ohio where Artan graduated from community college and was accepted by Ohio State. All along the way, there was little supervision of the family or the 18-year-old.Once they got here, they were like every other American—free to move around at will.

They also received government financial assistance to help them adjust to America. Now as you know, this was a major campaign issue between Clinton and Trump over Muslim immigration. The Democratic Party has been angered by the Republican Party who is fighting to limit immigration from terror countries. This led to Donald Trump being branded an anti-Muslim bigot. While most refugees who come to the USA are good people, a significant number are not.

When you have radicalized countries where ISIS and al Qaeda are accepted, shouldn't there be extreme vetting, as Mr. Trump has proposed? Chances are the Artan family would not have been flagged, as their records are clean. However, it is obvious Abdul did not assimilate. He's a terrorist by his own statements, and there are others like him living here right now. We are a compassionate country, but there is a worldwide Islamic jihad underway and preventing harm from that has to be given priority over humanitarian concerns.

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