U.S. Set to Revise How It Tracks Some Visitors-Muslims Have Protested Use of Registration

Washington Post ^ | 11/21/03 | Dan Eggen

[kattracks]

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to abandon a visitor-registration program that primarily affects Muslim men and caused widespread confusion and protests earlier this year after thousands of people who complied were arrested or ordered deported, according to several government officials.

The decision comes at the start of a second round of registration for men from 25 predominantly Muslim nations. Immigration lawyers and advocates have said the requirement to register again has been poorly publicized by the government and will put tens of thousands of visitors at risk for deportation proceedings. Critics also argue that the system has alienated law-abiding visitors while doing little to protect national security.

Government sources familiar with deliberations on the special registration system said a decision to end the program is likely and could be announced within days.

[Semper Vigilantis]

Immigration lawyers and advocates have said the requirement to register again has been poorly publicized by the government and will put tens of thousands of visitors at risk for deportation proceedings.

Aren't visitors supposed to register an address? If they are where they are supposed to be then they would have recieved notice. If they aren't, well then they should get deported.

[gubamyster]

ping

[Bikers4Bush]

If they don't like it they don't have to come here.

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Immigration lawyers and advocates have said the requirement to register again has been poorly publicized by the government and will put tens of thousands of visitors at risk for deportation proceedings.

YAY!!!

[Valin]

I couldn't have said it better.

I knew a guy in the Air Force who always said, "Life is full of disappointments, and this is one of them...deal with it.

[HiJinx]

while doing little to protect national security.

And just how in the world do you (the illegal alien-lovin' enabler in the article) know that a potential terrorist wasn't deported? Gimme a flippin' break.

[dagnabbit]

the War on Terror succumbs to politically-correct pandering.

Stick a fork in us.

[JustPiper]

We are continuing to evaluate the effectiveness of the special registration program, to determine if it is meeting efficiency goals and national security needs," Strassberger said

Evaluate this- NO!!!

[B4Ranch]

we're done.

[jonalvy44]

fine, but if there's another attack in America, it won't be pretty for Muslims. We will have no choice but to mass deport and place in camps...for their security and ours.

Go ahead liberals, open the gates...destroy the country further...but don't whine at the backlash when those that seek to destroy us are successful b/c of your efforts.

Damn this sh!t pisses me off.

[jonalvy44]

dang, just as I was saying...

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/11/20/185048.shtml

Gen. Tommy Franks says that if the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government.

[Valin]

FYI
SEC. RUMSFELD: Question? Yes, sir?

Q Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Lieutenant Colonel Walsh from Homeland Defense. Both yourself and General Myers alluded to the global war on terrorism. You mentioned that in your opening remarks, about those efforts being made overseas.
Here in the homeland, U.S. territory, what do you envision to be the role of the U.S. military in its war against terrorism?

SEC. RUMSFELD: (To the general.) Dick, you want to --

GEN. MYERS: Well, I think the secretary covered a lot of that when he talked about the stand-up of Northern Command and so forth, because a lot of what the Department of Defense will do and what the military will do will be done through that new unified command.

And I don't -- you know, we've talked about the roles not fundamentally changing, that the military will be in support of -- the Department of Defense will be in support of some lead federal agency that will probably be working with state and local officials as well.


I think the things that we can bring to it -- what Northern Command can bring to it is a command that is focused on that mission and holistically focused on that mission, whether it's defense from cruise missiles on -- you know, from freighters, if that becomes a threat, or the air bridging threat, or the other kind of threats; that they've focused on this, that they established training standards, equipment needs, organized ourselves in the Guard and Reserve and active component to support these lead federal agencies.

And probably the most important thing we bring is the exercise role that I think the secretary mentioned, because this exercise that occurred just before their declaration of full operational capability the last -- 1 October here, just recently, really looked at all the scenes that might occur, as you probably know well, looked at all the places where the seams might occur between the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the states and so forth, and even among our own services. And that's a terrific service, because we've got to all, you know, pull together if we're going to be successful in this mission. And I think that's what they bring to it. That would be my answer.
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Government sources familiar with deliberations on the special registration system said a decision to end the program is likely and could be announced within days.

The prime directive of our government is to never offend other nationalities, cultures or religions. This can only be described as a death wish.