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Section 107
So what? In 2015 we issued more than 11,400,000 visas (we haven't published the 2016 numbers yet, but it is not less). If even a very small minority, say one quarter of one percent, are issued improperly (and because issuance requires discretion and judgment by consular officials then there most certainly are improperly issued visas) than that "very small minority" is still a very large number, indeed.
That most visa holders are not denied entry does not mean that many visa holders are not denied entry.
What number constitutes "many"? Doesn't matter - just one each was needed for the 2002 shooting at LAX and the 2015 San Bernadino shooting and two for the Boston Marathon bombing. Of course, I readily acknowledge that most terrorist incidents in the US are committed by US citizens, generally US-born citizens. But many of the most "spectacular" or successful attacks in the US have been perpetrated by persons from overseas.
So what's your suggestion? A zero tolerance policy? The only way to implement that is to restrict all travel from all countries to the United States. As GUWonder said, "The "fix" may be disproportionate to the "problem" and cause more problems than it resolves."
Imagine letting a non-Persian like Anders Breivik into the country (before his mass slaughter). I suppose the solution is to restrict all blue-eyed Scandinavian types.
There is no extreme vetting that will catch all potential criminals. It just isn't humanely possible to do so. Maybe a wall built completely around the U.S. might help along with restricting ALL air travel to and from the U.S.
Here's the face of a murdering terrorist:
