So is it true Florida wants only the right kind of foreigner?

Sam Fields, writing at the blog BrowardBeat, has an interesting take on the Syrian refugees that may or may not be heading to Florida in the future. Here is an excerpt:

     Isn’t Florida spending $10-20 million-a-year to encourage foreigners to visit the Sunshine State?
     It’s a campaign that’s so successful that, along with the 4 million from Canada, another 12 million are coming from around the world.
Surely there must be a difference so that the Syrians offer a threat not to be found in the other 12,000,000?
     Could it be the vetting?
     For the Syrians, it’s a two-year process waiting while you are subject to an investigation that complete enough to almost include a colonoscopy.
     For the 12,000,000 foreign tourists, in most cases, it’s go into an American Counsel office and get your passport stamped with a visa. In some cases, the travel agent takes care of it for you.
     Top that with 38 countries whose citizens do not even require a visa!
      Among them is Belgium, the home of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the architect of the Paris massacre. [emphasis added]

There's a big difference between tourists and people brought here to permanently settle. But it's also true that some people visit and never go home. So it cuts both ways. Really now, if you had to get out of your car like this would you want to go back to Toronto?