A recent news report addressed the issue of how the administration was attempting to have the Czech Republic join the list of Visa Waiver countries by the end of this year. I understand that the government of the Czech Republic has been cooperating with the United States and is helping with the installation of a missile system that Russia has opposed. Now we see statements made by Secretary of State Rice about how the administration was moving forward for its plans to include the Czech Republic in the VWP.
So I wonder what information may have prompted the Secretary for Homeland Security to make the announcement about the potential that Al Qaeda terrorists may have entered the United States using "European Union" passports. What Mr. Chertoff did not discuss but, in my opinion may well be behind the use of European citizens carrying legitimate European passports is the simple and basic fact that Europeans are able to enter the United States without first securing a visa! And yet the Administration seeks to expand the number of countires in the Visa Waiver Program, thus enabling terrorists from entering the U.S. without a visa from the Czech Republic.
I have made these points before but I believe that they are worth repeating today, given the comments made by Michael Chertoff: Security is best done in layers. If you want to protect a building you would generally place the fence you erect to protect that building at the furthest extremities of the property on which that structure is located. You would then want to install strong locks on the doors and windows and reinforce those potential entry points against a forced entry. Shrubbery is often trimmed to keep the would be burglars or muggers from having foliage to hide behind as they wait for the opportunity to strike. You would probably also install alarms and other such devices.
By requiring that aliens seeking entry into the United States first apply for and obtain a visa, in effect we move our nation's borders out to the U.S. embassies and consulates where aliens who wish to enter the United States would have to go in order to apply for a visa. The thing that must be remembered is that
there is an undeniable link between immigration and the threat of terrorism. There are those who will claim that there is no such link but the exercise of reasoning and the review of the facts make this link perfectly clear.
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