At least 5 terrorists have won the Schumer visa lottery

Washington Examiner:
At least five individuals granted residence in the U.S. through the State Department's Diversity Visa Program have been tied to terrorism, the White House revealed Tuesday, noting that "hundreds of other foreign nationals" who have entered through the program are currently being investigated for potential links to terrorism.

The decades-old program, which awards green cards to 50,000 prospective immigrants each year, fell under intense scrutiny earlier this month when law enforcement officials confirmed that Sayfullo Saipov, the Uzbek national who is suspected of killing eight individuals during an Oct. 31 terror attack in New York City, entered the country on a permanent residence visa he won through the lottery.

"Just a few days prior to Saipov's attack in New York City, another Uzbek national and Visa Lottery winner, Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State terrorists," White House officials said Tuesday.

President Trump has blasted the longstanding lottery system, urging congressional Republicans and Democrats to strike a legislative deal that replaces it by implementing a merit-based immigration system. Trump dubbed the lottery program "a Chuck Schumer beauty," following the terror attack in Manhattan.
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A merit-based system would ensure the US gets higher quality applicants and can screen for ties to terrorism.   With many more terrorist trying to seek entry in the US now than were when teh program was first put in place it makes sense to change it to deal with teh new reality.

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