[3AngelaD]

The joint Senate/House conference committee working on the 9/11 Commission bills (S. 4 and H.R. 1) has reached agreement on a final conference committee report that authorizes expansion of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). This is the giant loophole for terrorists and potential illegals.

The House is expected to vote on the conference report Thursday with Senate action shortly thereafter. The only way to stop this, and it would be a miracle, is to call your U.S. Senators and your U.S. Representative to ask them to "recommit" the conference committee report back to conferees so that the visa waiver expansion can be stripped from the measure.

[AmericaOne]

BTTT

[Man50D]

Congress Critter ping!

[gubamyster]

ping

[Kevmo]

for your ping list

Illegal Immigration and Terrorism are closely linked, the only presidential candidate who gets it right is Duncan Hunter.

[NRA2BFree]

I'm just pinging some of you that I know are against illegal immigration. Sorry if you've already been pinged. I wish we would have had a bit more warning on this. It may be too late. Call your critters anyway, and pray for a miracle.

[longtermmemmory]

NO THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM IS NOT A GIANT LOOPHOLE.

The visa waiver program POST 9/11 has been revamped to have HIGHER biometric passport requirements. IOW fingerprints rfid etc.

In fact the standards were so high, ENGLAND almost LOST their approval for the waiver program.

IN ADDITION, the waiver program is dovetailed with the watch list AND those countries that participate have to have a 98% visa approval ANYWAYS.

To find out how a country qualifies go to http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1255.html

Keep in mind folks this encourages legitimate business in the USA. This is how we have people from italy, germany, england, france, etc. come to the USA without the disinsentive of a visa process with a HUGE approval rate. (for those who have never seen the line or the process it is a massive pain and takes too long)

As for those 2%, they get caught up with the biometrics and the watch lists now in place. (don’t forget airlines now give the names of those comming to the USA)

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks — it never stops!

You can count on the two OK Senators and my Congressman to vote NO!

[AliVeritas]

ping

[AdrianR]

The goal of this expansion is to add US Eastern European allies (Czech Republic, Poland, Baltic States, etc.) to the Visa Waiver Program. It’s a reward for their support of US, rather than a loophole for terrorists.