The Government Accountability Office. back in 2003. did an investigation to see how vulnerable we are with this Western Hemisphere exception to passports. Here is what their lead investigator said: "We created counterfeit identification documents in order to establish fictitious identities and entered the United States from Jamaica. Barbados. Mexico. and Canada. The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection staff never questioned the authenticity of these counterfeit documents and our agents entered with absolutely no difficulty entering the United States." With the recent terrorist arrests in Canada this month. Mr. Chairman. we cannot afford to wait any longer to secure our borders.
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