More U.S. Politicians Call for Strict Visa Waiver Program
Photo Credit: A screen capture from Sen. Diane Feinstein's press conference on Thursday. YouTube
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The Schengen Area in Europe has led to reduced security at national borders, due to de-centralized border controls. The Visa Waiver Program in the U.S. is completely different-- and already leads foreign countries to increase their border security to meet America's high standards.
A group of U.S. senators are planning to introduce legislation eliminating the U.S. Visa Waiver Program for anyone who has visited Syria or Iraq in the last five years.
The tweaked program would also require all foreign visitors to have biometric information embedded in their passports with an e-chip.
Sen. Diane Feinstein called the Visa Waiver Program "the soft underbelly of our national security policies” during a Thursday press conference. She also called the idea of restricting travel to the U.S. for
