we are talking with alicia caldwell, a homeland security reporter for the ap.omething -- james might have arrived as an asylum seeker, which is a similar path, but the big difference is in the country, not in the country. it is a very similar processing. has accepted refugees and asylum-seekers from all over the world, and it is about 70,000 on average, that if from thennually global population. accepting refugees is not something new. the refugee act of 1980 establish the parameters by which refugees would be accepted. this was the end of the vietnam war, the arrival of asians from cambodia and so on. the refugee act sort of set a little bit of ground rules. people could consult with the states, not get permission from the states, but it is certainly a consultation, and place folks as available across the country. host: what if that relationship like between the federal government and the states in terms of determining where these refugees will resettle? obviously we heard this week from a number of governors who felt they did not want to accept any. refugeehe

host: alicia caldwell, homeland security reporter for the associated press.hank you for your time this morning. to lacey, a west virginia caller, good morning. caller: with all the scandals with hillary and obama, why isn't anything being done about them? they are leading us into a situation that can be as bad, if not worse, as what is happening in paris, france right now. host: bob from georgia, go ahead. caller: i just want to mention that anybody who thinks we should reinvented the middle east, and if they are not prepared to advocate for a up, and havelck all american families have skin in the game, and think that invading the middle east militarily will do anything to solve terrorist attacks, they are very naive. into afghanistan, ,nd iraq, and wholesale invaded and pulled saddam hussein -- who, i will remind everybody was against radical islam. host: i think we lost bob there. samuel, republican caller. ,hich party are you looking at what are you hearing that is especially important from the candidates right now? caller: i don't really trust either part

tomorrow on washington journal associated press reporter alicia caldwell discussing the vetting processhuman rights watch looks at the causes of the european migrant crisis in with the united states and united nations are doing to provide aid and relief. france's efforts to build an alliance to defeat isis and whether terrorist group attack the country. >> it is called the crossroads of new york state this weekend are c-span cities tour joinedto are joined by our time warner cable partners explore the history and literary life of syracuse, new york. we will visit the special collections library at syracuse university and learn about the anti-slavery movement inantislavery movement in the area to the papers of abolitionist cara smith, local author marsha wiseman discusses her book prelude to prison which explores the link between school suspensions and incarcerations in the us. then we will talk with jeff tinsley about his book going viral which looks at why events go viral online. >> when something goes viral there is a process of social sharing. we tends to think of viral like a viral