I cannot help but see this measure as a common sense
tactic to prevent terrorists from entering or re-entering our country. However, more needs to be done to build on this useful foundation for
security from terrorists originating in this country or foreign-based
terrorists. Just yesterday, the streets of New York were the scene of carnage
caused by a man from Uzbekistan who won a diversity visa lottery to
enter this country in 2010. He has lived here for seven years before
going on the murderous rampage that killed 8 people and injured 12
others. Clearly, we need to look closer at the background of those
admitted through this lottery as they could eventually obtain a U.S.
passport. That was the conclusion by the Government Accountability
Office ten years ago--three years before New York terror suspect
arrived in this country. The GAO report in 2007 called the diversity visa program ``an open
door'' for terrorists. According to the report 9,800 people from
countries designated by the State Department as State Sponsors of
Terrorism had used the program to enter the country. These people could
eventually qualify for a U.S. passport.