If there are any bad seeds among the Syrian refugees coming into the United States, we will weed them out, Secretary of State John Kerry told NBC's Lester Holt on Tuesday.
'"We have a very capable ability" to vet any migrants coming into the U.S." Kerry said. "I just think people shouldn't be hysterical here."
The Obama administration's plan to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees has come under scrutiny following the terror attacks in Paris. Officials have said a Syrian passport was found near the body of one of the suicide bombers at the State de France, the national sports stadium, NBC News reported.
At least two dozen governors have said they do not want Syrian refugees to resettle in their states, citing fears of terrorists infiltrating America and wreaking more deadly havoc.
Kerry on Tuesday defended the U.S. screening process.
"Do we need a process which is careful and deliberate and competent and guarantees that we know what we're doing? Of course. And that's exactly what we've been growing ever since 9/11," Kerry said.
