[goldstategop]

Elliot Abrams proposes visa processing should be shifted from State to the DHS. Homeland security is too important to left in the hands of diplomatic clerks. Right now one hand of the government quite literally doesn't know what the other hand of the government is doing - which is why Homeland Security was surprised to learn after the fact that Umar Abdulmuttalab was granted by State a two year tourist visa. Its time to lock the front door of entry into our country.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

[Glenn]

And who will oversee DHS with all the new responsibilities? Congress?

Hopeless.

[MamaDearest]

From March 2008 No coyote needed - US visas still an easy ticket in developing countries

Snips: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that a “substantial” percentage of America’s illegal population is made up of visa overstays — their estimates range from 27 to 57 percent.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted in a 2004 report2 on visa overstays that DHS may be significantly underestimating the magnitude of the visa overstay problem....

In 2007, 74 percent of the more than five million foreign nationals who applied for visitor’s visas were approved.

[devistate one four]

Should be a private security firm.

We would get our moneies worth then.

[Riodacat]

Outsource the review of Visas to El Al airlines.
They'll weed out the pepper from the flyshit.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

And the Dept of Homeland (IN)Security is any more competent?

With the Clueless, Joke, AssClown, Napolitano in charge?

Why not just do away with visas for anyone applying from a Moozie-Controlled/Influenced country?

After all they all belong to the CULT of ISLAM aka, the Religion of Peace, thus nuttin to worry about!!!