[unixfox]

The aviation security act passed in November bars non-citizens from working as federal airport screeners.

Why did they even have to do this? It should be a no-brainer. But then again who ever said government had much brains anyway.

[BlackbirdSST]

If the citizenship requirement is dropped, thousands more non-citizen screeners theoretically could be rehired during a second wave of federal airport job openings aimed at hiring at least 20,000 new baggage screeners to test checked luggage for explosives by Dec. 31. It's time to start playing that Battle Hymn, for our Republic is in a sad state of affairs. Blackbird.

[Sloth]

She and others have argued the citizenship requirement is unjust because federal employees who pose a bigger threat to U.S. security -- like members of the military and National Guard -- are not required to be U.S. citizens.

OK, let's fix that, then.

[SpinyNorman]

It sounds like crap to me: I applied about a month ago for a baggage screener job while unemployed. Yeah,the fed benefits sounded good. I am white, in my early forties, and have a Ph.D. I have never received a call back.

Maybe if I was a bit more swarthy and spoke little English, I would have had a chance!

[MissAmericanPie]

"Feinstein said her proposed legislation simply gives those who have been failing the job all along a fair chance at competing for the new federal posts.

What's not fair is the fact they are even in our country.

[bert]

For the record... I flew through Las Vegas yesterday. They have no security.

[nightdriver]

"The aviation security act passed in November bars non-citizens from working as federal airport screeners."

This makes ultimate sense.

In fact, I stopped flying into SFO because I'll be da@#ed if I'm going to allow some foreigner, who can't speak English, tell me whether or not I can ride on MY airline in MY OWN country!

I speak from experience.

[mewzilla]

Boy, the airlines really wanna sell tickets, don't they?