Posted on 01/26/2005 4:57:58 AM PST by MisterKnowItAll
Do you remember when immigration officials sent out flight school visa approval notices for two of the 9/11 hijackers -- six months after they had committed their suicide attacks on America?
President Bush proclaimed his outrage, four federal immigration officials were reassigned, and Washington vowed that such embarrassing bureaucratic paperwork snafus would never happen again.
I'm sorry to report to you that it has, in fact, happened again.
On Jan. 15, immigration officials sent a notice to Eugueni Kniazev of Brooklyn, N.Y. The letter informs Kniazev, an immigrant from Siberia, that he is now "deemed to be a lawful permanent resident of the United States." The notice directs Kniazev to obtain a new alien registration receipt card (what we commonly call a "green card") and instructs him to appear in person at the immigration office at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City with his passport and three recent photos.
But Eugueni Kniazev won't be appearing at Federal Plaza. He won't be going anywhere. Kniazev, 47, was an employee of the Windows on the World restaurant located on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower. After working his way up from dishwasher to facilities manager and living the American dream, Kniazev was murdered in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Let me repeat that for the clueless paper-pushers at the Department of Homeland Security: Eugueni Kniazev won't be picking up his green card because he has been dead for nearly three-and-a-half years.
What on earth is wrong with our federal government? Can you imagine how upsetting it must have been for family members to receive the letter? . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
How can this be improved because it has to get better.
Well Michelle do you think the dead man sent notice to everyone saying, "Please cancel my request as I am now dead." ???
Michelle is a smart cookie but lately she is reaching.
Welcome to FReeRepublic.
What are you thoughts on this?
Pathetic.
They could have sold that document for big bucks to some guys with names like Mohammed or Abu or whatever. Phony license, phony ID, phony green card.
I'm sure this is going to happen many times......there are only so many names ....there is bound to be mistakes. WE are talking about humans and error. Gonna happen.
How much money are we paying thousands of people to get it right? How many more people have to get killed before we have Federal agemcies effective at monitoring immigrants?
She might better have remarked on the application's taking (at least) three and a half years to filter through the system.
The bureaucrats it would seem need to be connected to databases within the security agencies. this then leads to data security issues I would guess? Could those bureaucrats be trusted with that data?
Ah government . . . . . . .
the perfect solution to . . . . . . . . . absolutely nothing!!!
I didn't say that all is well. But this story is a waste of print. Interdepartmental communication is abysmal at all levels of government. Posting deaths is not going to save any lives. So much more than Michelle knows is going on to monitor those who pose a threat. More needs to be done. But this story is a non-story IMHO.
Not only that, but a few weeks after 9-11, a new a dozen or so Syrian nationals came to Meacham Field in Fort Worth to start training to be pilots.
Yep. This is a non story.
Thank you.
She gets on my last nerve with the attitude and tone she adopts. She'll excite a certain faction but turn the rest of us off.
Cat got your tongue? Or do you just not have an opinion on your post? If that is the case why did you post it? Are you fearful of the threat that dead people pose?
Speak up
The only thing pathetic is your whining and disingenousness.
She is cute though ; )
Well I was definitely on her side when she was attacked by the spitter on Hardboiled.
Woe is me.
She hits the mark sometimes but this one and a few others lately indicate she is just writing.
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