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Talk to CBO. This is a another very significant. but discrete issue that I believe we should think about. and it is a weakness 1 had not fully comprehended until I read a piece in the Washington Times by Michael Cutler on June 21. He also participated in a press conference. a different one than the Border Patrol one. at the National Press Club on June 19. The event focused on the grave threat to national security the immigration bill represents. Mr. Cutler authored an oped in the Washington Times last Friday entitled "Immigration Bill Is a No Go" that focused on security issues raised by the bill. People are going to be invited to come in who are here illegally. give their name and so forth. and within 24 hours they will be receiving a legal status in the country. a probationary visa. It will soon be converted into this Z visa that people will have. but immediately within 24 hours. they will be provided that. unless something shows up of a serious nature in their background. But as these experts have told us. it is not possible to do a very effective check in 24 hours. as you can imagine. Even though you can do a computer run. it still has great weaknesses in it. So he focuses on this whole issue and says this: If a. person lies about his or her identity and has never been fingerprinted anywhere in our country. what will enable the bureaucrats at the USCISthat is the agency that will be handing out the immigration benefitsto know the persons true identity? If the adjndicators simply run a fictitious identity through a computerized database. they will simply find the name has no connection to any criminal or terrorist watch lists. I am quoting him now. What is the true value? Remember. we are talking about a false name. Let me continue quoting: There is absolutely no way this program would have even a shred of integrity and the identity documents that would be given these millions of illegal aliens would enable every one of them to receive a drivers license. Social Security card. and other such official identity documents In a false name. Undoubtedly. terrorists would be among those applying to participate in this illconceived program.