Rand Paul’s Hard Line On Refugees Rankles Libertarians

Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) tough proposals aimed at limiting the admission of refugees in the wake of the Paris terror attacks are disappointing libertarian opinion leaders, days after a presidential debate performance in which he appeared to return to his independent roots.

Paul said on Saturday that the United States and Europe "have to be very careful about bringing refugees to our country that might attack us.” He introduced a bill on Thursday that would, among other things, put a moratorium on resettlement of refugees from 34 “high-risk” countries. The...