Mr. President. we should not need a tragedy to cause us to act. However. with these recent events. there is now absolutely no excuse for inaction in the face of this serious problem faced everyday by Immigration and Naturalization Officers at points of entry into the United States. Both of the recent incidents may have been prevented if a more effective immigration screening process had been put into place. Under the current system. all those who enter the United States. even those with no documents. or blatantly fraudulent documents. are given a full hearing once they claim political asylum. Because of the dramatic increase in the number of aliens claiming political asylum. the current backlog for hearings may be as long as 14 months.
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