2000 Census Finds an Estimated 115,000 Illegal Aliens From Middle East Countries

As most of you have read, it has been determined that several of the Sept 11 attackers were illegal immigrants. The individuals involved with the 1977 bombing of the New York City subway as well as the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center are also reported to have been in the U.S. illegally. The INS and the Department of State are trying to work together to carefully scrutinize visa applications from Muslim countries. Hopefully this scrutiny will be fairly implemented and not discriminatory. However, in light of the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the fact that an estimated 115,000 middle eastern individuals are currently in the U.S. in illegal status is disturbing to those at INS charged with enforcement. In the coming months we expect to see many plans to reduce this number of individuals and later in on this newsletter we report on the Department of Justice’s most recent initiative.

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