Thursday, September 18, 2014

DHS Chief Concedes Background Checks for Amnesty Would Not Catch Criminals

DHS Chief Concedes Background Checks for Amnesty Would Not Catch Criminals: The requirement that illegal immigrants must come forward and subject themselves to background checks to attain legal status as required under various amnesty proposals likely would not catch criminals, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson acknowledged Wednesday.

Speaking before the House Homeland Security Committee, Johnson conceded, under pressure from Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), that criminals in the country illegally would not voluntarily undergo background checks.

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