A week after the ISIS terrorist attacks in Paris, American political hysteria is on full display. On Thursday, the House voted to tighten screening procedures on Syrian refugees; never mind that the extraordinarily rigorous background checks already in place make it more difficult to come to the United States as a refugee than through any other immigration status. This is legislation unmoored not only from facts but also from the lessons of history. The Facts The “American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015” adds layers of unnecessary bureaucracy onto the existing security checks applied to all refugees entering the United States. Applicable only to Iraqi and Syrian nationals or residents who left after March 1, 2011, the bill requires that the FBI Director certify to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence that such refugees have undergone sufficient background investigation to determine that they are not a security threat to the US. If both Directors are in agreement, the DHS Secretary must certify this finding to 12 congressional committees before …