June 18, 2003
And It Gets Worse
Yesterday, I posted about illegals, and here's another aspect of the situation: Stealing Citizenship
At nearly every press conference, the attorney general assures us that another hole in America's immigration control has been plugged. But while the government mandates an entry/exit registration system for certain nationals, picks up and deports thousands of visa overstays (search) and bars outright an ever-growing list of individuals, we face another, largely unacknowledged problem that has been with us for some time and has been unaffected by recent anti-terrorism efforts: The INS and its successor BCIS (search) have granted U.S. citizenship to people who have applied for naturalization using stolen identities. To listen to BCIS officers, you'd think that this is not a serious problem.
What will it take to get our government to actually do something about this? At every level, every party, there seems to be no real effort to close our borders to those who would come here illegally. I'm sick and tired of it! They're so worried about being labeled racist and in schmoozing for votes, they aren't interested in actually doing anything! I cannot begin to tell you how frustrating it is to me. You should hear the conversations we have at work on the subject!
I'm tired of lip service -- I want action!
Posted by Ithildin at June 18, 2003 5:20 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE