Rep. Stephen LynchVerified account

Conflict, persecution, violence, and flagrant human rights violations have forcibly displaced nearly 60 million people worldwide.

That’s a 60% increase from the 37.5 million displaced people recorded by #UNHCR a decade ago.

Over 50% of the refugee population is now made up of children under 18 marking the highest child refugee figure in more than 10 years.

The War in #Syria and the rise of the #IslamicState have been the primary factors behind the unprecedented surge in global displacement.

Approximately 7.6M have been internally displaced within #Syria and more than 4M refugees have fled the country since conflict began in 2011

The stark increase in global forced displacement coupled with devastating terror attacks in #Paris #SanBernardino #Beirut #Ankara #Brussels

Have led to policy debate in the U.S. over how best to prevent terrorists from infiltrating our legitimate immigration processes.

Critical & necessary examination that must entail fact-based oversight of existing immigration and border security policies across the board