claim: "it is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion."
author: jeb bush
evidence_1: jan 20, 2017 ... no traveler to the united states is subject to more rigorous security screening  than the refugees the u.s. government considers for admission. ... or violence,  religious minorities, lgbt refugees, or people who need medical care that they  cannot receive in their country of origin or the country of first asylum.
evidence_2: dec 9, 2015 ... bush said, "it is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees)  for religion." we rated this statement mostly true. u.s. immigration law does state  that american officials must dig into a person's religion if their refugee status is  based on a fear of religious persecution. however, there is no ...
evidence_3: jul 30, 2016 ... the constitution prescribes very few qualifications for even the highest offices  because its purpose is to promote liberty, which vitally includes the freedom to  elect whomever we choose, to vote our own private consciences. the principal  check on public officials is the ballot box, not the law's minimalist ...
evidence_4: nov 18, 2015 ... jeb bush, who urged a “really tough screening” process for refugees, said  monday, “i do think there is a special important need to make sure that christians  from syria are ... under federal law, the executive branch is expressly required to  take religion into account in determining who is granted asylum.
evidence_5: sep 6, 2017 ... fact sheet: refugee security screening · central american minors – cam ·  usrap consultation and worldwide processing priorities · questions and  answers: refugees · refugee eligibility determination · request for review tip  sheet · immigration and nationality act · iraqi refugee processing