Continued pressure on DHS to monitor social media in visa investigations

Continued pressure on DHS to monitor social media in visa investigations
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The Homeland Security Department on Friday faced another call from Capitol Hill to incorporate the monitoring of social media platforms into the background checks of visa applicants.

In a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson and top department officials, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said that not reviewing publicly available social media posts was “willful blindness” and “negligence. Continue reading…

Barack Obama Denouces ‘Inflammatory’ Donald Trump Immigration Policies

Barack Obama Denouces ‘Inflammatory’ Donald Trump Immigration Policies
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WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama denounced the immigration policies of leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Thursday, without naming him directly, in a speech to Latino political leaders.

“The greatness of America comes not from building walls,” Obama told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute anniversary awards gala. Continue reading…