Ron Johnson and Senate Homeland Security Committee

opening remarks: It became apparent just moments into a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security committee that this conversation was as much between Americans as it was between countries, according to Toronto Star. In his opening remarks, the committee top Republican, Ron Johnson, said of the Trudeau plan to bring in 25,000 refugees: That a pretty significant ramp-up. The hearing took place amid a hothouse election-year atmosphere, one where American politics is split over the welcoming of Muslim refugees. Will there be short-cuts taken The top Democrat, Tom Carper, countered by quoting Pope Francis: I think we should support our ally Canada in doing the right thing in the most secure manner possible, he said. Up the highway in Baltimore, Barack Obama visited a mosque for the first time in his presidency and warned against anti-Muslim bigotry. The context for this meeting was unfolding elsewhere. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.