Iranians poised to attack US homeland!

Iranians poised to attack US homeland!

At least that seems to be the fear that's motivating Representative Gresham Barrett's hysterical proposal to re-introduce the "Stop Terrorists Entry Programme".

Says Barrett:

While President Obama may have declared an end to the War on Terror, it is clear our enemies did not get the message. Twice in the past two months, radical Islamic terrorists have attacked our nation and the Administration has failed to adapt its national security and immigration policies to counter the renewed resolve of those who seek to harm our citizens…

Gresham fails to acknowledge that on both occasions that he alludes to, neither the Fort Hood shooter nor the  "underpants bomber" would have been stopped by the proposed legislation, which targets only people from Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Cuba and Syria.

The National Iranian American Council has launched a campaign to stop the bill:

If passed, the bill would deport all Iranians on student visas, temporary work visas, exchange visas, and tourist visas from the United States within 60 days.  It would also make it illegal for Iranians to travel to the United States, though some exceptions may be made for medical emergencies and political or religious asylum after "extensive federal screening."

And the same would presumably apply to citizens of the other named countries.