But if all this information is going to get out through the court system. one of two things will occur: It isnt going to be given to the State Department in the first place. or. secondly. if it is given and it gets into the court system and gets out. we are going to have a damper put on the sharing of information. We ought to be able to make sure a terrorist doesnt get into this country without exposing the source of our information and. once here. get them out. We need to secure this country. and we need the ability to revoke visas without terrorists or criminals seeking relief from deportation. I remind my colleagues of our poor visa policy contributing to the attacks on September 11. Nineteen hijackers used 364 aliases. Those people who killed 3.000 people in New York and 300 people here at the Pentagon knew how to play the system. They had 364 aliases. Two of the hijackers may have obtained passports from family members working in the Saudi passport ministry. Nineteen hijackers applied for 23 visas and obtained 22. The hijackers lied on the visa application in detectable ways. The hijackers violated the terms of their visas. They came and went at their convenience. The 9/11 Commission pointed out the obvious by stating: Terrorists cannot plan and carry out attacks in this country if they are unable to enter the country.
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Terrorists know how to play the system.