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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jttmab who wrote (7550)	11/6/2001 9:36:38 PM
From: RON BL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

Ted Kennedy Welcomes Terror Sympathizers Critics of the lax standards for visa applications place much of the blame on the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1990, sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. As a result of that law, State Department regulations are written in a way that makes it difficult if not impossible for a consular officer overseas to deny a visa to someone just because he is calling for the overthrow of the United States. For example, Section 9 of the department’s Foreign Affairs Manual instructs consular officers that "only statements that directly further or abet the commission of a terrorist act may properly constitute a basis for denying a visa.” It goes on to warn that statements merely "approving a specific terrorist act, and asserting that such acts should be repeated, do not render an applicant ineligible.” In other words, an applicant cannot be denied a visa solely because he leads daily "Death to America” rallies, praises the Sept. 11 terrorists as martyrs and calls for more of the same. He can be excluded only if his statements "directly further or abet” a particular terrorist act.