The solution is pass another law, as bad guys never break the law. Put on all visa applications "All foreign visitors must speak at least fifth grade English or you will be denied entry into the US."

In another thread someone pointed out that the Fifth only applies to criminal matters. However TSA treats every pax as a terrorist (i.e. a criminal) until proven otherwise. OTOH TSOs are clerks not LEOs. I think the reply, if you choose to say anything, might be "I'll talk to you after you show me a LE badge and a warrant. However if you do, I plan to invoke the Fifth." Catcha 22.

“”I think we can do a different way of screening children that recognizes that the very high likelihood they do not have a bomb on them," Pistole said."

JP: TSA has screened almost 7 Billion passengers, the population of the Earth. TSA has found ZERO terrorists. By any real mathematical risk based analysis, that means all two million pax being harassed today have a VERY VERY high likelihood they do not have a bomb on them and can be waved through the checkpoint with no screening.

“However, another pilot program is underway underway to identify people who have traveled very frequently for years and who could get an expedited screening.”

I hate to point out this flaw to TSA. Between the meetings all over the world for several years and the dry runs, if terror leaders like Atta had put all their trips on one alliance FF plan they would easily be Silver or Gold and would have a FF profile identical to half the FTers.