The New York Times have recently indicated that the federal government of the country is unaware of the number of foreigners that have stayed in the US despite their visas running out. This has been a problem for a while with the immigration system now.
Federal government unaware of the residing overstayed immigrants:
This issue came to universal attention when some members of Congress asked a homeland security official about the number of people that have overstayed their visas, and she was not able to give a vivid answer.
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Congress have always been demanding the number for quite some time now, and it got significantly dangerous after the 9/11 incident as two of the terrorists had expired visas. These figures though have still not reached Congress, and this highlights a giant hole in the security of the country.
It’s needless to say that this matter requires the immediate attention of the Homeland Security Department and that the sooner they give Congress a number, the better it’s for everyone. People that don’t consider it fit to renew their visa are either too poor to do so and are hampering the economy of the country or are too negligent even to care. In both the cases, it’s of paramount importance that they get pointed out and subsequently dealt with in whatever way fit.
