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The above quote is sufficient evidence to prove that serious loopholes exist in the immigration system. Due to lack of communication and lack of will the people in charge for immigration and issuing temporary visas, the threat of foreign terrorist stepping foot on American has become an imminent reality. Steven Camarota (2002) writes, "The current immigration system has many points of weakness. It does not vigorously interview or carefully check the backgrounds of visa applicants. Nor does it enforce time limits on temporary visas. Fraudulent applications for green cards are often approved, and people in the country illegally are allowed to work, open bank accounts, and receive driver's licenses. The INS and consular officers are simply overwhelmed by the number of applicants they must process, and are stretched so thin that they cannot do their jobs. In addition, the nation's borders remain largely undefended (Steven, 2002)."

Problems also exists is the ways visas are issued to the foreigners as the people in charge are sometimes found to be too lenient or lacking credentials for the task they have been asked to perform. As an Ex-Foreign Service officer reveals, "State Department procedures call for supervisory review of refusals, but not issuances-thus, relatively inexperienced junior officers are trusted to issue visas but are second-guessed on refusals (As cited in Steven, 2002)." Steven Camarota (2002) further writes, "Visa officers are judged by the number of applications processed each day and by their politeness to applicants rather than on their thoroughness in screening applicants (Steven, 2002)."

United States of America is the world's only super power. The difference between America and the regional powers of the world is very large. The people who are citizens of America should consider themselves to be amongst the best of the world. However, the manner in which American citizenships and residencies are being offered to foreigners brings into question the intent and will of the American government in relation to national security. Serious flaws exist in many of the programs and institutions that execute them. For instance, one such program introduced by the Bush administration has been giving American citizenship to people who provide valuable information on terrorism. Bill Sammon and Jerry Seper (2001) reveal, "Under the new initiative, the Justice Department will provide immigration benefits to non-citizens who furnish information to help apprehend terrorists or stop terrorist attacks. The offer is available to all non-citizens in the United States or those who seek to enter the country (Bill Sammon, Jerry Seper, 2001)."

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