Posted on 06/14/2016 5:24:54 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Immigration agents catch an abysmally small percentage of the illegal immigrants who arrived on visas but overstayed their welcome, authorities admitted to Congress Tuesday, describing a loophole that those around the globe are increasingly using to gain a foothold in the U.S. At least 480,000 people overstayed their visas last year, adding to a backlog that’s reached some 5 million total, members of Congress said. But immigration agents launched investigations into just 10,000 of them, or about 0.2 percent, and arrested fewer than 2,000, less than 0.04 percent, saying the others don’t rise to the level of being priority targets.
“We utilize our prioritization scheme along with the resources that we have,” Craig Healy, assistant director for national security investigations at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said as he struggled to defend the administration’s meager efforts.
Overstays have traditionally drawn less scrutiny than border jumpers when it comes to illegal immigration. For one, they entered legally, which means they went through at least some inspection, and they are more likely to go home of their own accord.
While border crossers draw heavily from Latin America, visa overstays come from across the globe — including from so-called “special interest” countries with ties to terrorism. After years of delay, Homeland Security officials in January released a report detailing part of the problem. Of the nearly 50 million business and tourist visas issued, about 1 percent — or 500,000 — remained even after their permission expired in 2015.
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“Feels like I’m in some sort of bizzaro world. “
Well, we do have a President who is working for Team Jihad so there is that.
See “Atlas Shrugged,” p.780
This was what I was thinking. Open this up for bounty-processing.
In fact, I’d make this kinda interesting. $2,500 in cash upon delivery, and $2,500 in tax-credit. Let regular people do the homework and perform a citizen’s arrest, then let them call the cops to pick the guy up (let the cops get $300 as some fee for reacting).
Then I’d turn around and require a bond set for incoming students on the visa deal...a bond worth $5,300. They will pay for the bounty folks themselves. If the university folks scream about this....remind them that they are screwing the heck out of these kids for out-of-state tuition so money doesn’t fit into their ethical situation.
The rules of engagement are set out of the white hut. There is very little attempt to catch them.
Its too easy...
OK, how about a timed explosive implant in each one. If they fail to show up on time to check out of the country or to get an extension granted, a little “bang” takes out the brachial plexus. End of problem.
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