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Publication Date: October 2005
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): James Jay Carafano
Research Area: Government
Keywords: National security; border; visa
Type: Brief
Abstract:
To enhance security and ease travel, Congress should (1) create an ombudsman authority within the Department of Homeland Security to review contentious visa denials and overall rejection rates and (2) allow the DHS to exercise greater flexibility in using its Visa Security Units to address security needs.