Well...I don't have any compassion for cultists who want to destroy our people, our country, our civilization and way of life.   We haven't had much "national security" in the past 8 years.  It's time we had some.  When dealing with failed states and sponsors of terrorism,there IS no way to properly vet anyone from those nations for one of either two reasons: 1. There are no reliable records because any meaningful government has ceased to exist; and/or 2. There is no reliable information because the government would intentionally falsify it.  It's simple common sense, and compassion doesn't even enter into the debate.  And as you note, the application of law is applied the same.  But when it comes to immigration, who you are can mean the difference between life and death:  of you, of me, or anyone else here LAWFULLY.  There is no "right" for anyone to come here.  It's a privilege.  The history of these cultists for the past 1400 years says it all.   How about Compassion starts at home.