Says Investigation
By Fred Lucas
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
The State Department’s “Diversity Visa Program” is so prone to fraud that it is an “open door” through which terrorists can enter the United States legally, according to a government investigation.
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, told Cybercast News Service that the investigation demonstrates a need to clean up the program.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the non-partisan investigative arm of Congress, examined the program and issued a report on Sept. 21 titled “Border Security: Fraud Risks Complicate State’s Ability to Manage Diversity Visa Program.” Among its findings, the GAO called on the State Department to better manage the program to prevent people from successfully using fraudulent identification papers to register for a Diversity Visa (DV).
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