Word: porousness
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...abiding New Yorkers into the system and “out of the shadows.”Nativists opined that America’s borders would be dramatically less secure if undocumented immigrants were to acquire the de facto legitimacy that a license represents. But the border is already porous. Anywhere from 12 to 15 million undocumented immigrants are already here. The denial of licenses will not keep them from immigrating or even driving. If Spitzer’s policy had been implemented, terrorists would not have become more likely to open bank accounts and board airliners. DHS Chieftain Michael...
...bald incompetence or gross interference with the IG mission. At the same time, a number of good IGs have felt undermined or even been forced out by their political superiors after uncovering major problems; Clark Kent Irvin, for one, encountered resistance from Tom Ridge at Homeland Security after highlighting porous weapons detection at airports, the lack of consolidated terrorist lists, and pre-Katrina inadequacies at FEMA. More than 60% of IGs appointed by Bush had prior political experience - either at the White House or as Republican congressional staff - while fewer than 20% had prior audit experience, the House Committee...
Cornell’s Nathan Ford completed his first 14 passes last week against the porous Princeton secondary. Two Dartmouth quarterbacks did not combine for that many completions in four quarters against Harvard. Put the Big Red down for its first road victory since...
...lead on Colgate last week, and then surprised very few by giving it all back and going on to lose the game, 31-28, in overtime. Milan Williams was the offensive catalyst with 179 running yards, and new signal-caller Tom Bennewitz threw for three scores. But a porous defense leaves Dartmouth vulnerable to a thrashing by Santos and the Wildcats...
...modern mortgage industry consists of several sectors, some regulated tightly by the feds and others covered by only a porous patchwork of state oversight. The least regulated are the independent mortgage lenders, which sell the loans they write to Wall Street or to one of those government-sponsored enterprises with a funny name--Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae. Some of these lenders are perfectly respectable. Others, such as subprime biggies New Century Financial and American Home Mortgage, are now bankrupt...