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Under 50. i saw a banner that said, they are here, they are ready to infiltrate. but those are not the people that you've seen allowed in to this country. >> those are -- no. we have not welcomed any single men of combat age, so to speak, to new haven. we welcome mothers and fathers and children. those are the families, those are the syrian refugees that the u.s. government is focusing on. the u.s. government is hand-picking the refugees that we want to bring to this country. they do it across the world and we're doing it with syrians. the background collection is intense. >> chris, thank you ...

>> well, that's why it takes so long. face to face interviews. biometric checks. review of all of the intelligence agencies that we have access to. as i said, if we cannot get enough information on someone to feel comfortable that they're going to be safe here in this country and not pose any risks for us, they will not be invited to come in. this is the reason why so few syrians have been invited. only 2,000 syrians out of a total refugee population of about 4 million. these are mostly families. these are mothers and small children, they've suffered unspeakable horrendous persecution and viol...

Applicants are rejected because something doesn't add up. of those accepted, 50% are children, 25% over 60. and 2% are single men of combat age that doesn't mean the program is without risk. >> i don't put it past the likes of isil to infiltrate operatives among the refugees. >> now almost 300 syrian refugees settled in the u.s. in the last six weeks. administration officials know but refuse to tell us today, when and where the next group is headed. brett? >> thank you. stocks today were mixed. the dow gained 6.5, the s&p 500 was off 3, the nasdaq was up 1. when we come back, republican pres...