A Washington Examiner article speaks with homeland security expert Mark Sauter explaining that the method of how the U.S. “vets” immigrants doesn’t take into account modern terrorist threats such as ISIS or al Qaeda, focusing instead on asking applicants if they are WWII Nazi veterans, alcoholics, polygamists, or Communists.
Sauter explains that the U.S. doesn’t have “readily available” statistics on how many immigrants have admitted to terrorist ties when asked, and when the USCIS provided him with a list of what it considers to be terrorist groups, many organizations such as the Muslim Brotherhood were not on it.
He said he was especially surprised when the government said that it doesn’t even keep statistics on how many prospective immigrants say “no” when asked if they support the US Constitution.
“Critics of improved screening say that terrorists will just lie – that may be true in many cases, but it misses the point that getting applicants on the record now can be a critical law enforcement tool later,” Sauter said. He explains that if the applicants lie when answering the questions then perjury can be used to deport them later if they are ever outed.
“All this doesn’t mean Donald Trump has the right plans, but he is certainly correct in saying the immigration system needs an urgent update to respond to America’s current threats,” Sauter said.
Sauter is a former Army officer and the author of a McGraw-Hill university textbook entitled “Homeland Security”. He says he will post further reports as his investigation continues on his blog www.needtosharenews.com.