DHS Has No Fraud Detection Until 2011, Report Finds - Guest Workers Would Be Un-Monitored Till Then

"A draft government report shows the agency that would oversee any future guest-worker program doesn't have a handle on fraud, doesn't do enough to deter it, and won't have a fraud-management system in place until 2011 -- years after its proponents want a program to start," the Washington Times reports. "A copy of the draft, obtained by The Washington Times, says U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has looked at the prevalence of fraud in just a few of the types of visas it now issues and doesn't give adjudicators the time or tools to detect fraud or refer it to authorities for prosecution. The report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that USCIS can't tell the extent of immigration benefit fraud, but 'it is a serious problem.'" According to the Times, "Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican and one of those who requested the report, wouldn't talk about specifics until it is released, but he told a Judiciary Committee meeting last week that senators would 'be shocked if you learned about the internal fraud and abuse at the Citizenship and Immigration Service.' Mr. Grassley said from what he's seen, it's 'unrealistic' to expect USCIS to administer a guest-worker program properly. 'Officials are being bribed. Visas are being given away. Green cards are being sold,' he said."

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