Well, they don\u2019t exactly have one<\/a>. \u201cIt will be a daunting task to do it, but we need to,\u201d admits Gang of Eight member Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.).<\/p>\nYes we need to. As if we needed a reminder about why thorough background checks are vital, see Exhibit A: the Tsarnaev brothers. And yes, it is<\/i> a daunting task. So maybe Sen. Flake and the other seven gangsters should have a viable plan in place to carry out this \u201cdaunting task\u201d before the Senate takes a vote on their bill.<\/p>\n
Running fingerprints through databases is not going to screen out terrorists. Our default assumption must be that there are sleepers in this country who have not committed crimes that would have resulted in their biometric information winding up in some database.<\/p>\n
Even more importantly, the Gang of Eight\u2019s bill grants illegal aliens Registered Provisional Immigrant status and immunity from detention or removal, from the moment they file an application. So, even if a background check actually turns up evidence that an individual poses a threat, it could be months or years before authorities find out.