I hate to break into this article with a reality check, but she isn't innocent! She broke the law! If your visa ends on August 15 and you're still here August 16, YOU'RE A CRIMINAL. If this had been a Saudi Arabian who's traveled here 100 times before and the INS suddenly figured out that he'd overstayed his visa by eight days a few years ago, FR would be cheering their actions on this.
You can either be for an INS contract on illegal aliens in this country - ALL of them, not just the ones that look a little too Arabic swarthy or Mexican - or you can be for the 9/11 status quo. You all can't have it both ways.
If this had been a Saudi as you describe, there would be nothing to cheer about because the INS would have done nothing about it.
It's far easier, not to mention more politically expedient, to strip search harmless-looking middle-aged white women with impunity than to question a legitimate potential (I emphasize potential) terrorist.
And I hate to address stupidity, but someone's got to do it.
What you are suggesting is akin to the police impounding your car because they had proof that you were driving 70 mph on some interstate a couple of years ago. It's not clear to me when our crack Immigration officials figured out that this woman had overstayed a visa three years ago, but whenever that was, was the time to have the law address that issue. Her having done this (assuming she did, which I think is a bit of a big assumption) is no more relevant to her potential threat to our country than your speeding violation.
The Immigration "officials" would be better off hailing cabs in New York City. It's a shame that some Freepers show no more judgment than the cretans who "guard" our airports.
ML/NJ
Exactly my point all along. This isn't some "big government" "Arbitrary search"...yada yada, she was flagged at some point and frisked by women when trying to enter the country. Horrifying.
Alot of people here bash everything done by the government no matter what, but would be the same ones screaming about the lack of security if she had gotten through and had been carrying something and used it. While I know that the quality of airport screeners was extremely low it has improved and will more so in the future I hope.
If anyone thinks middle eastern looking males are the only types fanatical enough to do our nation harm, then do some reading on who Mcvey hung out with in Oklahoma, or read up on the IRA bombers of the past. Any Palestinian women could bleach her hair, obtain a New Zealand passport and come right through easy.