Considering "Terrorism Risk" When Screening People Entering the U.S. Without a Visa
Argument in favor
The Dept. of Homeland Security needs to reform the Visa Waiver Program screening process to ensure it is not exploited by those who want to commit acts of terrorism. DHS needs to be able to suspend countries that don't cooperate in security measures.
DonaldTrump's Opinion
Top Comment for
"Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life." [cnn.com]
AndrewGVN's Opinion
Terrorism risk should always come into mind when screening people to enter the U.S. We need to be more careful of who we let enter this country. I'm not supporting this bill because I don't want Muslims entering our country, I'm very open minded about letting them enter the United States, however, the United States needs to have a more careful approach to this situation. This is one of the very few areas where I disagree with the democratic mindset, we need to be more careful with screening people entering the United States. I don't support an all out ban on Muslims like Trump does (I find that incredibly dumb) but I believe that we should have a more careful approach.
Eric's Opinion
Why in the world is this not already happening?
Argument opposed
The Visa Waiver Program helps the economy by allowing travelers from select countries to come to the U.S. for business and tourism. DHS shouldn't be able to unilaterally suspend a given country from the program without Congress' approval.
BernieSanders's Opinion
Top Comment against
"Now, Trump and others want us to hate all Muslims." [twitter.com]
MikeCalGov2018's Opinion
I do not condone mass hysteria being turned into law. I believe in John Adams, he was a man who regarded people are stupid and democracy without law is just all riot.
Steven's Opinion
Foolish of you to even consider the notion! Do we want to repeat the Japanese internment camps of the 40's? Do we want another "cleansing" as Hitler did? have to think HIGH ROAD here. The number of people killed by radicalized Muslims in this country is still less than 1 % of the total number of people killed by non Muslim people. We Kill thousands of ourselves in drunk driving crashes, but have we banned alcohol? that's right prohibition didn't work either! We MUST learn from our past and do something different, instead of giving them another excuse to despise us.
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Roll Call Vote 407 Yea / 19 Nay
Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations
Committee on Homeland Security
IntroducedJanuary 6th, 2015
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hr2029-114
Rep Candice Miller
(R - MI)
93 Cosponsors
Introduced 01/06/2015
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What is House Bill H.R. 158?
This bill aims to tighten up security processes in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), while requiring additional reporting from the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) on program data. The VWP allows citizens of 38 countries to travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days without a visa.
If a country does not agree to share security threat information about its citizens and nationals with the U.S., the DHS Secretary would have the authority to suspend that country from the VWP, without warning.
The automated system used to determine the eligibility of people who want to travel into the U.S. — the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) — would be expanded to also consider "terrorism risk" as a factor. DHS could consequently assess "terrorism risk" when deciding whether a non-citizen is eligible to travel to the U.S.
DHS would also have to deliver a report to Congress on:
The number of people, identified by their countries of citizenship or nationality, denied eligibility to travel, or whose eligibility was revoked under the ESTA because they posed a security threat;
Steps that can be taken to strengthen the ESTA;
Compliance by foreign governments with information sharing agreements on passport theft or loss and whether a country's citizens or nationals traveling to the U.S. pose a security threat.
People living in the U.S., citizens or nationals of countries in the Visa Waiver Program and their governments, U.S. diplomatic relations with those countries, Congress, and the Dept. of Homeland Security.
Cost of House Bill H.R. 158
The CBO estimates that this bill would cost about $1 million in 2016 and less than $500,000 per year annually thereafter.
In-Depth: Sponsoring Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) introduced this bill to counteract the threat of terrorist groups exploiting the Visa Waiver Program:
"The fact is, as evidenced by the horrific attacks in Paris, terrorist organizations like ISIS are looking for any and every opportunity to exploit a nation's hospitality to carry out their barbaric attacks against the innocent. Therefore, it is imperative that we take every precaution to ensure the safety of our citizens."
The House Homeland Security Committee passed this legislation unanimously by voice vote, and the bill has 34 cosponsors including seven Democrats and 27 Republicans.
Of Note: On December 6, 2015 President Obama delivered an address from the Oval Office discussing steps he would take to counteract the threat of terrorism. These included a promise to intensify airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State, (ISIS or ISIL) and a review of the Visa Waiver Program. The President had incorrectly said that the VWP was used by one of the terrorists in the San Bernadino shooting, when the visa in question was actually a spousal visa. The White House had already been considering changes to the VWP and reiterated that it would continue to support bipartisan efforts to amend the program.
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Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015
Official Title
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide enhanced security measures for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.
DonaldTrump's Opinion In Favor
BernieSanders's Opinion Against
MikeCalGov2018's Opinion Against
AndrewGVN's Opinion In Favor
Steven's Opinion Against
Eric's Opinion In Favor
Pamelyn's Opinion Against
This is more fear mongering. The mere fact that it passed the house at a vote of 407-19 shows me that our leaders are not keeping their heads during this crisis. Despicable.
Robin's Opinion Against
Terrorists are here already, as we have seen with the attacks on 911 and also our very own acts of terrorism ie recent attack on planned parenthood. Let's remember who we are as a country, one who provides shelter, freedom and choice.
Adam's Opinion In Favor
We aren't so desperate for people to visit and shop or do business, that we should ignore their ties to terrorist organizations.
MartinOMalley's Opinion Against
".@realdonaldtrump removes all doubt: he is running for President as a fascist demagogue." [twitter.com]
Robert g.'s Opinion Against
We have enough security measures, they only need better traning. We cannot be so paranoid and afraid. What about those terrorists that are home grown and not Muslims.
BTSundra's Opinion In Favor
The safety of Americans should be Congress's top priority.
GrumpyMSgt's Opinion In Favor
Duh! This should've been done 14 years ago! Stop re-inventing the wheel and protect the American people!
David's Opinion Against
No evidence that current program is being exploited. This bill is a solution to a non-problem.
J. scott's Opinion Against
Whatever we have now is sufficient.
Cara's Opinion Against
Straight up racial profiling.
Loraki's Opinion In Favor
[Thanks, Obama! You're really looking out for our national security, aren't you?! <sarcasm> ] This bill is just common sense! Also, SECURE OUR BORDERS! Obama is increasing the height of the wall around the White House and he has all his armed Secret Service keeping him and his family safe. But for the rest of us, he wants to disarm us and at the same time, he's letting foreigners invade our country through our porous borders! It's wrong! And he should be impeached for the many ways he has weakened our national security. Congress has really lost my respect and trust for the way they have caved on most of Obama's globalist agendas. Time for open borders people like Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio, and many others to be put out to pasture! VIDEO: ISIS Sleeper Cells Confirmed Across the Border in Mexico https://youtu.be/ncIWWi52vpE Sessions: 27,265 'refugees' from terror nations entered U.S. this year By PAUL BEDARD (@SECRETSBEDARD) • 8/10/16 4:34 P Outspoken immigration critic Sen. Jeff Sessions on Wednesday released State Department #immigration statistics showing that over 27,000 "refugees" from five terrorist nations have been allowed into the United States just this fiscal year. Overall, some 61,232 #refugees have been resettled all around the country, and the Alabama Republican and Trump advisor said that the lame duck Obama administration wants to push that number to 100,000 next year, including 10,000 Syrians. From Sessions: "According to data from the Department of State, as of August 9, 2016, the Obama Administration has admitted 61,232 refugees this fiscal year, of whom 8,114 are from Syria, 7,322 are from Iraq, 7,067 are from Somalia, 2,838 are from Iran, and 1,924 are from Afghanistan. By all indications, the Obama Administration will achieve its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the fiscal year. Moreover, in the coming weeks, the Obama Administration will formally announce its plans for Fiscal Year 2017, but has already indicated a desire to admit a total of 100,000 refugees – tens of thousands of whom would undoubtedly come from these countries." Sessions has been calling for a slowdown in bringing Syrian refugees to the country until they can be properly vetted for terrorist activities. The administration claims the current vetting system works well. However, Sessions revealed 20 "vetted" refugees who were later linked to #terrorism, some allowed in when Hillary Rodham Clinton was secretary of State, which operates the refugee program. She has backed Obama's plan to let in more Syrians. A Trump advisor told Secrets, "In their donor-driven zeal for radical #openborders, Obama and Clinton have rushed #terrorists into the United States. And now Hillary Clinton says, more, more, more." The list is below, and his statement here: http://www.sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=news-releases&id=FE9403D1-FBD1-4BCC-A0F9-16566A09079E Below, are brief descriptions of 20 individuals who were "fully" vetted by the federal government – 19 refugees and one Iraqi Special Immigration Visa (SIV) recipient – who have been implicated in, or convicted or sentenced for, terrorism or terrorism-related offenses in recent years. Five of the refugees and the SIV recipient were admitted to the United States during Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State. It is important to note that these names represent refugees that have been identified through public sources, but because the Obama Administration refuses to respond to repeated requests for the immigration histories of terrorists recently implicated in, or convicted of, terrorism or terrorism-related offenses, one can safely assume that there are more (there are at least 40 who have been so identified since September 11, 2001). Importantly, this list does not include individuals who were granted #asylum, such as Dzhokhar and Tamerlan #Tsarnaev (who were granted asylee status due to the approval of their father's asylum application). — On May 25, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Bilal Abood was sentenced to four years in prison for making a false statement to the FBI. Abood, an Iraqi translator for the U.S. military, was admitted to the United States through the Special Immigrant Visa program for Iraqi translators in 2009, and subsequently became a citizen. Abood enlisted in the Army and went through basic training at Fort Jackson in 2010, but left for unknown reasons. According to court documents, after being prevented from boarding an international flight, Abood told FBI agents that he intended to go to Iraq to visit family. Subsequently, Abood left the United States through Mexico and then traveled through various countries to get to Syria to join #ISIS. A subsequent search of his computer revealed that he pledged an oath to the leader of ISIS, despite denying that he had ever made such a pledge. — On January 7, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab was charged with providing materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the United States government. He was separately indicted on March 17, 2016 for attempting to provide material support to acts of violence overseas. Al-Jayab – a Palestinian born in Iraq – was admitted to the United States as a refugee in 2012. According to the criminal complaint, beginning in October of 2012 – the very same month he first arrived in the United States – Al-Jayab began communicating with numerous individuals about his intention to go to Syria and fight for terrorist organizations. In April 2013, Al-Jayab made multiple statements to another individual (later identified as Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan) regarding his experience handling weapons and killing individuals in Syria. In November 2013, just one year after being welcomed to the United States as a refugee, he traveled to Syria and posted on social media that he was fighting with various terrorist organizations, stating "America will not isolate me from my Islamic duty. Only death will do us part." — On January 7, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan was charged in an indictment with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, making false statements, and attempting to procure citizenship or naturalization unlawfully. The indictment states that he attempted to provide training, expert advice and assistance, and personnel – specifically himself – to a terrorist organization. Al Hardan – a Palestinian born in Iraq – was admitted to the United States as a refugee in 2009, and obtained a green card in 2011. When applying to become a U.S. citizen, he knowingly responded, certified, and swore untruthfully that he was not associated with a terrorist organization when, in fact, he associated with members and sympathizers of ISIS throughout 2014. During an interview in October 2015, Al Hardan falsely represented that he had never received any type of weapons training, when in fact he had received automatic machine gun training. According to media accounts, Al Hardan told his wife "I will go to Syria. I want to blow myself up. . . . I am against America." — On August 12, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Fazliddin Kurbanov was found guilty of conspiring and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and possessing an unregistered destructive device. Kurbanov is a native of Uzbekistan who came to the United States as a refugee in 2009. U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Carlin stated that he "conspired to provide material support to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and procured bomb-making materials in the interest of perpetrating a terrorist attack on American soil." According to press reports, Kurbanov began his life as a Muslim, but his family claimed that they faced persecution after they converted to Orthodox Christianity. After coming to the United States with his family as a refugee, Kurbanov is said to have converted back to Islam and radicalized. — On April 20, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Guled Ali Omar was charged with conspiracy and attempt to provide material support to ISIS. Omar was born in a Kenyan refugee camp, and sources indicate he came to the United States as a refugee when he was a child, obtained a green card, and subsequently applied for and received citizenship. Omar is the younger brother of another indicted fugitive, Ahmed Ali Omar, who left the United States in 2007 to fight for Al-Shabaab. Another one of his brothers, Mohamed Ali Omar, was convicted in March of 2015 of threatening federal agents when they came to the family's residence to interview Guled Omar. During a press conference, U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, Andy Luger, said that Omar "never stopped plotting," and had previously attempted to leave the United States. — On April 20, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Abdurahman Yasin Daud was charged (along with six others) with conspiracy and attempt to provide material support to ISIS. Daud, a Somalian refugee who came to the United States as a child, and subsequently obtained a green card. Daud and another individual drove from Minnesota to San Diego to attempt to get passports, cross the border into Mexico, and fly to Syria in to join ISIS. — On February 18, 2015, Al-Hazmah Mohammed Jawad was arrested as he attempted to board a flight to Jordan to join and fight with ISIS in Iraq. Jawad was admitted to the United States in 2013 as an Iraqi refugee and he subsequently obtained a green card. Jawad was charged with making a false statement to U.S. government officials. He also stated that he "had been to the shooting range and had been running to get in shape and prepare for his upcoming travels," and that a uniform was waiting for him in Iraq. — On February 5, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Abdinassir Mohamud Ibrahim was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and for making a false statement in his immigration paperwork. Ibrahim is a native of Somalia who came to the United States as a refugee in 2007 at the age of 22 and subsequently obtained a green card. Ibrahim knowingly lied on his citizenship application and previously lied in his request for refugee status, by falsely claiming that he was of a member of the minority Awer clan in Somalia and subject to persecution by the majority Hawiye clan. Ibrahim was actually a member of the Hawiye clan and not subject to persecution. In fact, according to court documents, "Ibrahim's family was famous . . . [and] [t]hrough his clan lineage, Ibrahim was related to known Somali terrorists[.]" Ibrahim also admitted he lied on his citizenship application by having previously lied on his refugee application by falsely claiming that he had not provided material support to a terrorist group, when he had in fact provided material support in the form of cash to an Al-Shabaab member. — On February 5, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Abdullah Ramo Pazara was named in an indictment against six individuals. Pazara, a native of Bosnia who sources indicate came to the United States as a refugee, later obtained a green card and became a citizen in 2013. Pazara was never charged in this case because he is believed to be dead. According to court documents, the others who were indicted provided material support to Pazara, who left the United States to go to Syria and fight with ISIS just 11 days after becoming a citizen. Among other things, Pazara allegedly told an individual about a mission where they "captured a large area, killed eleven individuals, captured one, and added that they intended to slaughter the prisoner the follow[ing] day." According to press reports, at the time Pazara was purportedly killed in Syria, he was a deputy to one of the top ISIS commanders. — On February 5, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Ramiz Zijad Hodzic was charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists, providing material support to terrorists, and conspiring to kill and maim persons in a foreign country. Hodzic is a native of Bosnia, and a purported Bosnian war hero who came to the United States as a refugee. According to the indictment, among other things, Hodzic obtained money that he used to "purchase materials and supplies including: United States military uniforms, tactical combat boots, military surplus goods, tactical gear and clothing, firearms accessories, optical equipment and range finders, rifle scopes, equipment, and supplies . . . intending that the materials and supplies would thereafter be transferred to, and used to support" Abdullah Ramo Pazara and ISIS. — On February 5, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Sedina Unkic Hodzic was charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists, and providing material support to terrorists. Sedina is the wife of Ramiz Zijad Hodzic and a native of Bosnia who came to the United States as a refugee. According to the indictment, Sedina, along with her husband, collected money from third parties and wired it to terrorists abroad. Also according to the indictment, Sedina shipped six boxes of U.S. military uniforms, combat boots, tactical clothing and gear, military surplus items, firearms accessories, rifle scopes, optical equipment, first aid supplies, and other equipment to terrorists abroad. — On February 5, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Armin Harcevic was charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists, and with providing material support to terrorists. Harcevic is a native of Bosnia who came to the United States as a refugee, and subsequently obtained a green card. According to the Indictment, Harcevic collected money from third parties and wired it and his own funds to terrorists abroad. — On February 5, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Nihad Rosic was charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists, providing material support to terrorists, and conspiring to kill and maim persons in a foreign country. Rosic is a native of Bosnia who sources indicate came to the United States as a refugee, obtained a green card, and subsequently applied for and received citizenship. According to the indictment, Rosic sent funds to terrorists abroad, and attempted to travel to Syria to join terrorists in Syria and Iraq. According to press accounts, Rosic was a truck driver and former mixed martial arts fighter who had previously been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after punching a woman in the face while she held a child, and in a separate incident, was charged with assault after allegedly beating his girlfriend with a belt. — On February 5, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Mediha Medy Salkicevic was charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists, and providing material support to terrorists. Salkicevic is a native of Bosnia who sources indicate came to the United States as a refugee, obtained a green card, and subsequently applied for and received citizenship. According to press accounts, Salkicevic was formerly an employee with a cargo company that deals with items coming in and out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. According to the indictment, Salkicevic collected money from third parties and wired it and her own funds to terrorists abroad. — On February 5, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Jasminka Ramic was charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists, and providing material support to terrorists. Ramic is a native of Bosnia who sources indicate came to the United States as a refugee, obtained a green card, and subsequently applied for and received citizenship. According to the indictment, Ramic collected money from third parties and wired it and her own funds to terrorists abroad. — On January 29, 2015, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, a federal warrant was unsealed for the arrest of Liban Haji Mohamed for allegedly providing material support to Harakat Shabaab Al-Mujahidin, also known as Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda. Mohamed is a native of Somalia who sources indicate came to the United States as a refugee, obtained a green card, and subsequently applied for and received citizenship. He is believed to have left the United States on July 5, 2012, with the intent to join Al-Shabaab in East Africa. Mohamed previously lived in the Washington, D.C. area and worked as a cab driver, and is believed to have snuck across the border to Mexico after being placed on the no-fly list. Carl Ghattas, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Washington, D.C. Field Office emphasized the importance of locating Mohamed, "because he has knowledge of the Washington, D.C. area's infrastructure such as shopping areas, Metro, airports, and government buildings . . . [t]his makes him an asset to his terrorist associates who might plot attacks on U.S. soil." — On January 31, 2014, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Ahmed Nasir Taalil Mohamud was sentenced to six years in prison for conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Mohamud was admitted to the United States as a refugee from Somalia. He worked as a cabdriver in Anaheim, California where he raised money for the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab. According to the Department of Justice, "[t]he United States presented evidence that Nasir . . . conspired to provide money to al Shabaab, a violent and brutal militia group that engages in suicide bombings, targets civilians for assassination, and uses improvised explosive devices." — On November 18, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Issa Doreh was sentenced to ten years in prison for "conspiracy to provide material support to terrorist, conspiracy to provide material support to foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and providing material support to foreign terrorist organization." Doreh was admitted to the United States as a refugee from Somalia and subsequently obtained a green card and became a citizen. Doreh worked at a money transmitting business that was at the center of the conspiracy, which also involved Ahmed Nasir Taalil Mohamud. — On January 29, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Waad Ramadan Alwan was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release for a number of offenses related to terrorism. Alwan is a native of Iraq who was admitted to the United States as a refugee in 2009. According to the Department of Justice's press release, "Alwan, whose fingerprints were found on an unexploded IED found in Iraq, pleaded guilty earlier in the case on December 16, 2011, to all counts of a 23-count federal indictment. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill U.S. nationals abroad; conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) against U.S. nationals abroad; distributing information on the manufacture and use of IEDs; attempting to provide material support to terrorists and to AQI; and conspiring to transfer, possess, and export Stinger missiles." (emphasis added). During the investigation, while "unwittingly working with an FBI informant, Alwan drew diagrams of roadside bomb models and boasted about attacks on American troops in Iraq." In a discussion with an FBI informant, Alwan allegedly said that he was skilled with a sniper rifle, and that his "lunch and dinner would be an American [soldier]." — On January 29, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Mohanad Shareef Hammadi was sentenced to life in prison for a number of offenses related to terrorism. Hammadi is a native of Iraq who was admitted to the United States as a refugee in 2009. According to the Department of Justice's press release, "Hammadi pleaded guilty on August 21, 2012, to a 12-count superseding indictment. Charges against him included attempting to provide material support to terrorists and to AQI; conspiring to transfer, possess, and export Stinger missiles; and making a false statement in an immigration application." Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sessions-27265-refugees-from-terror-nations-entered-u.s.-this-year/article/2599062
Daniel's Opinion Against
DHS was the result of mass hysteria... this is the result of mass hysteria... anyone else see a pattern here? If we let fear run our lives, then the terrorists have achieved their goal. Hysteria can be defined as fear without reason, and I refuse to be unreasonable.
JonDep's Opinion In Favor
Yes and if we can not vet them, keep them out
Aidan-WC's Opinion In Favor
Let's do the math, We currently are threatened by Nearly every terrorist organization in the world. The Islamic state (ISIS) is desperate and is recruiting individuals of all nations incorporating Syria,a majority of Europe, Australia, and EVEN IUR NATION AS WELL. It would not hurt as a major precaution to consider the background and legal status of all Individuals that enter our country TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF WE AMERICANS. Our allies are our fiends however our enemies will be remaining our enemies unless the situation is alleviated. It would be a truly wise decision for the executive branch of the federal government to strictly enforce immigration laws and screenings to ensure all human beings that are foreign are properly documented and will not flourish harm as well. It's a disgrace how our nation is cheated everyday. Our immigration polices that have not been implemented that are laws that are never enforced result in an increase of crime,harm, and possibly attacks as well. For instance, take a glance of what occurred in San Bernardino, California. Our federal government should of matured more after the conclusion of the September 11th attacks. Although, our federal government especially our executive branch is not properly implementing and enforcing procedures necessary to keep us secured and safe= Simply they are not properly doing their job. For this election we are going to need to elect a commander in chief that will promote legislation in the federal government to greatly influence our nations security and safety. [(ITS A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY)], = Federal governments priority