The country is in the best of hands:
Secret US policy blocks agents from looking at social media of visa applicants. https://t.co/ba2VneNVxM pic.twitter.com/4lqAIDmOBB
— ABC News (@ABC) December 14, 2015
JUST IN: Immigration officials banned from looking at visa applicants' social media posts https://t.co/1rclZujXcx pic.twitter.com/z7apeA2Kau
— The Hill (@thehill) December 14, 2015
Via ABC News:
Fearing a civil liberties backlash and “bad public relations” for the Obama administration, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson refused in early 2014 to end a secret U.S. policy that prohibited immigration officials from reviewing the social media messages of all foreign citizens applying for U.S. visas, a former senior department official said.
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The revelation comes as members of Congress question why U.S. officials failed to review the social media posts of San Bernardino terrorist Tashfeen Malik. She received a U.S. visa in May 2014, despite what the FBI said were extensive social media messages about jihad and martyrdom.
Unreal.
@ABC Talk about DUMB!!!!!! No Wonder there's an Increase in Gun sales!!!!!!
— Dwayne Jordan (@a92854jordan) December 14, 2015
When the President says they are taking every possible measure to keep us safe, they're not. https://t.co/4Tm6lTlEe4
— Howard Quimby (@HowardQuimby) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/AnzieHooks/status/676409752100974593
That's it, our government is run by complete idiots. https://t.co/j28vwAJFMQ
— Chris (@concretevol) December 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/MiscAlaynieous/status/676405684913639425
https://twitter.com/politicsinmemes/status/676412637903720449
Fearing a civil liberties backlash and "bad" PR for the Obama administration, Jeh Johnson refused to end the policy. https://t.co/C92r3hLKF7
— Mike Gonzalez (@Gundisalvus) December 14, 2015
This administration obviously believes that tougher gun laws should do the trick, so why bother with common sense?
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