Alien training rule perspective

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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[...] If the
terrorists aren't training at a legitimate flight school, then they can't
get a legitimate visa for flight training like the 9/11 terrorists did.

Huh?

A known terrorist should not be able to get a legitimate visa, even for
flight training. Conversely, a person who should be permitted to get a
legitimate visa would easily pass whatever tests the FAA and TSA come up
with for restricting flight training.

Why would a terrorist avoid going to a legitimate flight school if they
would otherwise have no trouble getting a visa for the training?

Your comment reeks of tautology.

Of course, if the INS had been doing their homework then or now, people
with known terrorist ties wouldn't be given training visas in the first
place, and the onus wouldn't be on the flight schools to find them after
they'd been given visas.

Exactly. But more importantly, even with the onus on the flight schools,
they aren't actually finding terrorists. They are deferring the work to the
government, while incurring a huge paperwork headache with absolutely no
benefit.

Pete