GOP bill would change Visa Waiver Program

Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) has introduced a bill that seeks to strengthen border security in the face of the threat from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). 

Thousands of ISIS members are thought to be carrying Western passports, which has raised alarms that they could enter the United States and take part in an attack.

“The threat of home-grown terrorism is real and growing,” Coats said in a statement Tuesday. “It is imperative that we address these new dangers to our homeland by acting to reassess and strengthen our border security.” 

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