William F. Smith: “I have also long been concerned about the high level of fraud that has…”

On the recordApril 15, 2008

I have also long been concerned about the high level of fraud that has been evident in this visa program. Like Mr. King, I feel regulations can only go so far in preventing fraud and we do need additional statutory changes in the program. The Office of Fraud Detection and National Security at the Department of Homeland Security has conducted a Fraud Benefit Assessment. It found that of 220 religious worker visa cases selected at random, 33 percent had 'a finding of fraud,' the highest of any visa program. Fraud involves everything from bogus churches and bogus jobs to 'religious workers' who are found driving taxis soon after they arrive here. So I especially appreciate the steps that the chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, has taken to address these concerns.

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Discussing concerns about fraud in the Religious Worker Immigrant Visa Program.

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