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CNN: Number Of Those Wrongly Given Citizenship Higher Than Initially Reported, Was 858, Now 1,800

By Jake Tapper, Sept. 20, 2016, CNN

Washington (CNN)The number of individuals who were supposed to have been deported but were instead granted citizenship is far higher than was initially reported by media covering the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General's office report on the matter.

On Monday, the Inspector General reported that 858 individuals from "special interest countries" -- meaning countries that are considered to be "of concern to the national security" of the US -- were supposed to have been deported but were instead granted US citizenship.

But the truth is the report is even worse than reported, with more than 1,800 individuals naturalized who should have been deported from the country.

A reason for the underplaying of the number may have been the report's focus, which was whether the US Citizenship and Immigration Services was using digital fingerprints effectively. The Inspector General determined that the agency granted citizenship to 858 individuals who had been ordered deported or removed under another identity but "their digital fingerprint records were not available" during the naturalization process.

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David Ward on Nearly 900 Aliens Wrongly Getting Citizenship: ‘This Is Absolute Incompetence’ by DHS

Feds Wrongly Grant Citizenship To 858 From 'Countries Of Concern' Facing Deportation

By Fox News, Sept. 19, 2016

More than 800 illegal immigrants from countries of concern who were set for deportation were mistakenly granted U.S. citizenship because the Department of Homeland Security didn’t have their fingerprints on file, according to an internal audit released Monday.

The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general found the immigrants used different names or birthdates to apply for citizenship with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration. In the case of 858 immigrants from "special interest countries or neighboring countries with high rates of immigration fraud," the discrepancies weren’t caught because their fingerprints were missing from government databases.

A few even managed to get aviation or transportation worker credentials, though they were later revoked. One became a law enforcement officer.

The findings were released, incidentally, as authorities were investigating a string of weekend attacks, allegedly connected to foreign-born suspects. 

Story: www.foxnews.com

Jeh Johnson: ‘Our Enforcement Priority’ Is Dealing with Convicted Illegal Aliens

Trump’s Bombastic Behavior On Immigration Is That Of A Bull In A China Shop By Alexandra D. Datig

By Alexandra D. Datig, Jul. 12, 2015

In the minds of many Americans, Donald Trump is speaking a truth that has captured the hearts and minds of Americans fed up with the cost of warehousing and supporting illegal immigrants from Mexico, South America, Cuba and other countries.  These undocumented immigrants are costing the country billions in taxpayer dollars that could be spent on things like job-creating infrastructure. 

Unauthorized immigrants make up 5.1% of the labor force amounting to around 8.1 million unauthorized immigrants working or looking for work, i.e. living off the taxpayer dole (Pew Research Center, 2012).  One question we should ask is how much of your tax dollars are being spent on supporting the lives of illegal immigrants and how much of that money ends up back in Mexico and other foreign lands?

According to the Department of Homeland Security, there were 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2013, around 3.6% of the nation’s population. Half of those unauthorized immigrants represent people from Mexico. Pew cites 60% of unauthorized immigrants come from six states; California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey and Illinois.

Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina recently stated on ABC’s "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Donald Trump is tapping in to an anger with divisive comments he made on illegal immigration.  It is hard to argue against illegal immigration costing Americans millions of jobs and billions in taxpayer dollars.  Trump’s recent surge however, only takes a populist stance and offers no plan of action on how to mitigate or solve the enormous problem illegal immigration has caused in the U.S. 

Americans like to hear something will be done about an endless injustice on both sides of the border. Trump's lacks a plan of action and does not show Americans how to solve this highly complex problem.  Trump’s bombastic behavior on immigration is that of a bull in a China shop.  How Trump will handle issues on the environment, foreign policy and race relations, to name a few, is anyone’s guess.  While Trump is surging in the polls, Americans supporting Trump should ask if Trump’s provocative stance on immigration is right for the future of America in the national and global perspective or if it's just good TV. 

CBS: Feds warn of potential July 4 attacks targeting law enforcement

By CBS/AP, Jun. 26, 2015

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin Friday warning of potential attacks against law enforcement officers and the military during the July 4th holiday, CBS News has learned.

The bulletin is not related to Friday's attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait.

However, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says his department is encouraging law enforcement "to be vigilant and prepared" ahead of the holiday in the U.S. following those three attacks.

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