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And we dont know who they are because we have no system to vet he has said many times he wants to stop all syrians from entering the country. Hes not alone. A majority of u. S. Governors have called for a halt to the refugee program, too. The syrians who are finding refuge in the u. S. Now find themselves at the center of a heated debate, pitting our american tradition of altruism against our fear of terrorism. We wanted to see for ourselves who these refugees are and what this is zaatari refugee camp in jordan, about seven miles from the syrian border. 80,000 Syrian Refugees living in tiny, steel boxes as far as the eye can see. The camp run by the u. N. Sprang out of the jordanian desert in 2012 as millions of refugees poured out of syria. Its now the largest syrian refugee camp in the middle east. Gina kassem every refugee oversees the Refugee Resettlement program in the middle east and north africa for the u. S. State department. She says the u. S. Is now processing an additional 21,000 syrian refugee applications for relocation to the united states. Kassem mostly we focus on victims of torture, survivors of violence, womenheaded households, a lot of severe medical cases. Whitaker kassem told us each syrian refugee who makes it to the lengthy process of interviews and background checks. You know, there are Many Americans who dont trust government to fix the roads or run the schools. How can you convince them that this process is going to keep them safe . Kassem because they undergo so many steps of vetting, so many interviews, so many intelligence screenings, so many checks along the way. Theyre fleeing the terrorists who killed their family members, are helping through our program. Whitaker the war in syria has taken the lives of almost a half million people, leveled entire cities and created the largest refugee crisis since the end of world war ii. Syrias neighbor, jordan, has been overwhelmed with nearly 1. 5 million refugees in the camps and in the cities. Any who can, make their way here, to the capital. For the lucky few, this is where the long road to the u begins. Everyday, thousands of Syrian Refugees line up here in amman, jordan, to register with the u. N. Every single refugee is interviewed in detail multiple times by the u. N. For their Vital Statistics where they came from, who they know. Their irises are scanned to establish their identity. And then, they wait for the chance the u. N. Might refer them to the united states. For that 1 , the next step is this state department Resettlement Center in amman for a background check led by speciallytrained department of Homeland Security interrogators. Like all Syrian Refugees being vetted, this family was questioned at least three times by interviewers looking for gaps or inconsistencies in their stories. All that information is then run though u. S. Security databases for any red flags. To be patient. The u. S. Security check goes on an average of 1824 months. speaking arabic those who pass are told to pack up for their new life in the united states. This family had just been told they are moving to chicago, illinois. What are you feeling right now . Wife i am afraid. We dont know anything. Whitaker just before they go, they are given a crash course on life in the u. S. , america 101. Whitaker most know little about where they are moving. Those we spoke to didnt really care. They know exactly what they are leaving behind. We met sulaf and her 15yearold daughter, joody, in amman this past august. So, now, youre going to the united states. Do you know where . Sulaf North Carolina. Whitaker what do you know about North Carolina . Sulaf i dont know. laughs i dont know. Nice. Whitaker sulaf was an Elementary School teacher back in homs, syria; her husband, a dentist. She says they had a good life until syrian president assads forces turned their lives into a living hell. She says they would hear the sounds of other buildings collapsing, and they would tell themselves, were next. She started giving her kids sleeping pills so they could sleep. Sulafs daughter, joody, was ten joody everything. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was very scary. We cannot go to the. To the school. Most of my friends death. Whitaker most of your friends are dead . Joody yes. Whitaker sulaf says she is lucky she made it to jordan alive with her family and her parents. She has one sister in bombed out aleppo, another in isis controlled territory. But jordan is where her husband ahmads luck ran out. He was found to have lou gherigs disease, and died in her youngest son, malaz, was diagnosed with autism but the family couldnt find treatment. This past august, sulaf was cleared by Homeland Security to travel to the u. S. It was just in time. She was considering taking her family on the treacherous journey to europe by boat, in order to get malaz the help he needs. She told us, if she tried to cross the ocean to europe and theres no difference between death and life in this place. She says she cant work, she cant educate her children, she has no opportunity. So, a new life in america is your only hope . Sulaf yeah. Yeah. Exactly. Whitaker we met ekbal and his wife eman in their apartment in jordan this past august as they were preparing to leave for the u. S. Ekbal owned a Clothing Store in dara he says he was arrested and tortured, accused of being a foreign spy by assads forces just for watching a protest outside his store. You said that the men who arrested you said, no one will know what happened to you. You believe that the best possible option is that you die quickly, he said. You felt that it might be better if you were to die. Death is mercy at this point. After a nearly twoyear vetting process, they were cleared by u. S. Homeland security. Last month, they moved into this empty apartment in riverdale, maryland. They say its lonely, but ekbal has figured out the local bus. Ekbal i want this. Whitaker . And just got a parttime job at the local 711. Opening our doors to refugees like ekbal is a proud part of americas heritage, but last year, when paris was attacked by isis fighters killing 130 civilians, Many Americans wanted to slam the doors shut. A syrian passport was found on one of the suicide bombers, who had entered europe with the flood of Syrian Refugees. That prompted 31 u. S. Governors to call for a complete halt to the syrian refugee program. Georgias republican governor, nathan deal, went further and signed an executive order denying state services to syrian it turned out that bomber wasnt syrian after all; he was part of a sophisticated isis plot to get radicals into europe. But it cast a shadow of suspicion over all Syrian Refugees. Mohammad, his wife ebtesam and son hasan were among the first Syrian Refugees to arrive in the u. S. They settled in georgia just weeks after the attacks in paris. At first, i was worried, he said. But i told myself that theres no way i would be mistreated in this country because this is a country of laws. Mohammad and his family were sponsored by the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in deep republican marietta, georgia, just outside atlanta. Pastor wright in romans chapter 13, its very clear that. Whitaker with governor deal banning services, the Church Stepped in to support the family. Senior pastor byrant wright, a former president of the Southern Baptist convention. Pastor wright the concern, immigrants. Whitaker . Found himself in a political firestorm, at odds with the governor, a man he voted for. Pastor wright well, see, our calling, bill, is far higher to follow christ and do what christ teaches us to do than whether theres an r or a d behind your name. And thats what weve got to live by, far more than what people are hearing on talk radio, or on the news or from political candidates. Whitaker wright wrote a letter to governor deal, asking him to reconsider his position. Pastor wright no, he didnt respond. Whitaker governor deal didnt respond to 60 minutes, either. Last december, he was forced to withdraw his ban when georgias attorney general found it to be illegal. Since then, this christian church, working with u. S. Refugee resettlement agencies world relief and lutheran services, has gone on to sponsor seven more muslim families from syria. Nouras and his family of six. Volunteer welcome to your new home. Whitaker here in the atlanta area, volunteers and case workers help newcomers from the beginning, getting them settled into new homes. Good. Whitaker . And teaching them to use an a. T. M. Youre cleaning your room. Right. Whitaker the refugees are given english tutoring and help finding jobs. This past summer, mohammod was able to pay his bills on his own for the first time. Company owned by a church member. Hassan has started kindergarten, and slowly they say they are starting to feel at home here. Ebtesam i feeling this country, my country. Mohammad my country, yes. Whitaker pastor wright told us he is isnt nai . Ve about the potential risks of allowing in Syrian Refugees. Pastor wright the government has decided 10,000 Syrian Refugees are coming. Thats not our decision. Love these folks than to give them the Cold Shoulder . Which approach do you think might cause a muslim refugee to be more sympathetic to islamic terrorism . Which approach . To me, its a nobrainer. Whitaker for many members of congress, faith in the governments ability to properly vet refugees is misguided. Paul ryan when we know that isil is already telling us that they are trying to infiltrate the refugee population, dont you think that common sense dictates we should take a pause and get this right . Whitaker can you tell the American People that this vetting is safe . Jeh johnson i can tell the American People it is probably the most cumbersome, thorough vetting process by which any immigrant comes into the united states. Whitaker secretary of Homeland Security jeh johnson told us the situation in the u. S. Is vastly different from europe, which saw its borders johnson if we dont feel we know enough about you, were not going to admit you. Whitaker out of all the people youre letting in, how. How many are being denied . Johnson thousands have been denied admission to this country, and an even larger number who are on hold. Whitaker there is no known case of a syrian refugee being involved in any terror plot in the united states, but in 2009, the u. S. Missed this iraqi refugee and allowed him in, even though the military kne forces. He and another iraqi refugee were then caught in kentucky trying to buy a stinger missile to kill u. S. Soldiers in iraq. How does this guy walk into america . Johnson with every case from years ago, there should be lessons learned. Whitaker things have changed. Johnson things have changed. Whitaker . Since then . Social media and other checks, consulting additional databases. Weve added those checks in the face of the worldwide refugee crisis that we see right now. Whitaker last month, sulaf and her children flew from jordan to their new home in cary, North Carolina. She says it took 18 months of security checks for her to make it here. Shes now learning to navigate an American Grocery store. Sulaf potatoes . Volunteer potatoes inside . Sulaf yes. Whitaker . And is anxious to find a job. Their new life in america isnt easy, but for the first time in a long time, sulaf says she has hope. 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Cooper before he leaves office, president obama will have to sort through more than 13,000 petitions from federal prisoners seeking pardons or but one of the most unusual requests he has been asked to consider concerns two people who were already executed more than 60 years ago. It was called the crime of the century. In 1953, julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sent to the electric chair for conspiring to provide the secrets of the atomic bomb to the soviet union. They left behind two little boys, robert and michael, just six and ten years old at the time. The height of the mccarthy era. Relatives were afraid to take them in. One town blocked them from attending its schools. What ever happened to those two little boys . Theyre the ones asking president obama to proclaim that their mother was wrongfully convicted. Its a remarkable story, a piece of American History that hasnt been fully told. People would ask you . Michael meeropol oh, yeah, are you related to those two spies . No. But i really hated mysel cooper hated yourself because you were. Michael meeropol i was denying. I was too scared to admit that my parents were my parents. Robert meeropol we were the children of communist spies. Cooper being the rosenbergs children in 1950 was almost like being osama bin ladens kids here after 9 11. Today, theyre known by their adopted names, michael and robert meeropol; but in 1950, they were michael and robby rosenberg, ages seven and three, east side with their parents, julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The rosenbergs were ardent communists, but michael doesnt recall his parents ever using that word. Ethel was a stayathome mom who loved to sing; julius, an engineer who ran a small machine shop. Thats michael on his shoulders. Michael meeropol my father would take me to places like Prospect Park and, you know, get some peanuts and feed squirrels. Cooper what was he like . Michael meeropol he was very energetic. Heck of a lot of times. And i remember traveling around with him. In fact, i rode on the subway with him so often that i kind of wondered, you know, when he was working. Cooper and your mom . What was she like . Michael meeropol she was very affectionate, a lot of hugging and kissing. And i remember that she was often cooking. The thing i remember is just a normal life. Cooper but then, in the summer of 1950, f. B. I. Agents began rounding up a network of alleged communist spies. On july 17, they knocked on the Michael Meeropol im listening to the lone ranger, and the door opens, and there is all these people in the room, who, you know, i guess, friends of daddys. But then, my mother yells, i had. I want a lawyer, and i knew something was weird. And then the radios turned off. Well, im a brash sevenyear old, and i turned it back on. Somebody turned it off again. After about three times, i gave up because, you know, the attention was on my father, and then he disappears. Hes gone. Cooper julius was accused of running a spy ring that tried to help the soviet union make an atomic bomb. After he refused to talk to the f. B. I. , ethel was arrested, too. Michael meeropol all i remember is, im on the phone with her, and she says, im under arrest. And i say, you cant come home . She says, no, i cant. And i dont remember anything else about the phone call, but the story is that i screamed and that it gave her nightmares for the rest of her life. Cooper that scream . Michael meeropol yeah. Cooper their grandmother put them up for a few months, but michael and robby say she resented their presence. When other relatives refused to care for them, they were sent to a childrens shelter in the bronx. Why didnt other family members take you in . Robert meeropol they were terrified. Like, for instance, my fathers older sister wanted to take us in, but her husband owned a smallgrocery store, and he said, if people find out ive taken in the children of the rosenbergs, they wont buy food cooper so, then, youre sent, essentially, to an orphanage . Michael meeropol yeah. Cooper what was that like . Michael meeropol i remember it as horrible, like something out of dickens. The staff was pretty free with the slaps and the abuse. I felt like i was in prison. Cooper you felt like you were in prison, as well, not just. Michael meeropol yeah. Oh, absolutely. Cooper . Your parents . Michael meeropol one week after i was there, i remember crying to anybody i would talk. I said, ive been here a week. Dont you think they could let me go home now . Uncle, David Greenglass, whod worked