Seth Meyers, Sarah Palin Debate Syrian Refugee Crisis, Vetting Process for Immigrants

Former Governor of Alaska – and apparent credit to Adele's success in the U.S. – Sarah Palin appeared on Monday night's Late Night with Seth Meyers. During her panel, the former vice presidential nominee debated with Meyers over the current Syrian refugee crisis as well as the vetting process for those refugees seeking to come to the United States.

It appears, from the interview, that while the two may disagree on certain aspects of what's current happening in the debate, they agree on one thing: the vast majority of Syria's refugees are looking to come to the United States in search of freedom.

"A lot of governors have come out speaking about Syrian refugees," Meyers said to Palin, adding, "More than half of the governors said they don't want Syrian refugees coming into their states."

The former Weekend Update anchor noted that it's a fear-based response coming off of the Paris attacks a couple of weeks ago. "Isn't there something to be said for having the moral courage to welcome in people who are in danger and in fear and need a safe place to go?"

Palin alerted that the message from those opposed to allowing Syrian refugees access to their states wasn't that they didn't want those looking for help, but more so the vetting process. "How do we know that these are the innocents coming over and actually needing aid, and they're not the bad guys infiltrating under the guise of 'refugee'?"

The former governor further noted that we do not currently have a vetting process at the top federal level, which Meyers quickly came back explaining that we do – an "18-24 month process for them to get through," he said.

Per the host, the vetting process kicks off at the United Nations and ventures down into various government agencies.

If you're looking for a more in-depth look at that, check out Last Week Tonight host John Oliver's report about the refugee vetting process.