Illegal Migrants Don't Just Enter at the U.S. Southern Border | Opinion
Jessica Vaughan - 55m ago
The worsening crisis at the southern border has rightfully drawn the attention of the public, as record-breaking numbers of illegal migrants are being waved in by the Biden administration and resettled in communities across the nation at enormous cost to taxpayers. Less obvious, but equally consequential, is the steady stream of new settlers who are admitted on visas but then decide to illegally remain past their allowed duration of stay. According to the latest report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), these "overstayers" numbered more than 500,000 in 2020. They are believed to represent as much as 40 percent of the total illegal alien population and are living proof of the persistent, concerning vulnerabilities present in our immigration system.
Shihab Ahmed Shihab, a citizen of Iraq, is one of the visitors who arrived in 2020 on a tourist visa, and who overstayed his welcome. He spent his time not visiting our national parks or Las Vegas, but working illegally at restaurants and stores in Columbus and Indianapolis, and hatching a plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush, until he was arrested on May 24.
Someone made a big mistake in approving Shihab's visa, but the government has yet to issue so much as a statement explaining how he managed to get it and what he told immigration officers about his reasons for travel here. Clearly, our vetting failed.
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