Security

Today, Iowa Congressman David Young criticized the federal government’s lack of enforcement and understanding of our nation’s immigration laws while introducing the father of an Iowan who was tragically killed by an illegal immigrant in January. Young introduced Scott Root, a Council Bluffs resident, who testified about the loss of his daughter Sarah Root at a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing entitled, “Criminal Aliens Released by the Department of Homeland Security.”

The U.S. visa process reportedly missed the San Bernardino wife's zealotry in her social media posts. Do you believe the U.S. should require vetting of immigrants' online statements and social media posts prior to allowing them entry into the country?

ISIS and the threat of radical Islamic extremism is a real and direct challenge to our way of life. We know there is no replacement for American leadership in the world. We must have a strategy to defeat terrorism and protect Americans. We can be successful, but we must unite as a nation behind a coherent strategy to bring our allies together with an unwavering commitment to defeating those who wish to rip away our freedoms and destroy us. Anything short of that is simply not acceptable.