The push for the U.S. to throw the doors wide open to refugees from Syria continues. In fact, we may be looking at more than the 10,000 previously discussed.

Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said the Obama administration is “continuing to reassess” what that number should be in consultations with Congress.

The White House has previously said Obama wants to accept “at least” 10,000 refugees in the new fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. But some congressional Democrats are pushing for a far higher number. Sen. Richard Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, said Tuesday that 10,000 is “too modest.”

Legally, it is the President who sets the cap on the number of refugees from around the world who can enter this country, and that doesn’t include those who seek asylum.  The limit for 2015 is currently at 70,000 with approximately 1,500 of those from Syria. Here’s the problem, as was outlined here last week, whether the number of Syrians is 10,000 or the 100,000 Dick Durban wants, how can we be assured that all those who are “welcomed” in are actual refugees and not terrorists?  I’m not the only one asking that question.

Yesterday Secretary of State John Kerry and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson received a letter from Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) In this letter, they emphasize the continued need for thorough vetting of all refugees before they are allowed to step foot into this country.

 While we support the United States efforts in providing assistance to refugees, under no circumstances should your agencies sacrifice the thoroughness of the security vetting process in order to admit a certain number of refugees.

Further on in the letter the Senators point out that the current vetting process is detailed, thorough, and takes approximately 18-24 months to complete. They urge the State Department and DHS to stay the course rather than shove that necessary process aside.  Most importantly, they make a strong point for national and domestic security.

The senators in the letter ask for Johnson and Kerry to hand over their plans for how they will ensure members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) aren’t able to come to the United States under the guise of being Syrian refugees.