Are we giving citizenship to terrorists now too?

Here is some interesting news out of the Sun-Sentinel.

EL PASO, Texas-- A Cuban militant accused of masterminding the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner was set to be interviewed Wednesday by immigration officials after he applied to become a U.S. citizen, his lawyer said.

Luis Posada Carriles has been jailed in El Paso on immigration charges after his arrest in Florida in May. Felipe D.J. Millan, an immigration lawyer hired by Posada's Miami lawyers, said Tuesday he will accompany Posada during the citizenship interview but declined to provide details of the application.

Posada, a former CIA operative and a fervent foe of Cuban President Fidel Castro, is accused by Cuba and Venezuela of plotting the 1976 bombing while living in Venezuela. He has denied involvement in the bombing, which killed 73 people.

Posada escaped from a Venezuelan prison in 1985 while awaiting retrial on the airline bombing charges, and Venezuela has formally sought his extradition.

He was jailed last year on immigration charges after being accused of sneaking into Texas from Mexico in March 2005. He was arrested in May after speaking to reporters in Miami.

If I read this right, he is an illegal in this country and applying for citizenship. Posada is wanted in two countries, one I believe we have an extradition treaty with. The man is wanted for killing 77 people. We're interviewing him for citizenship?

Mr. Posada's politics or cause has nothing to do with it in my mind either. Murder is murder, if Posada is responsible for the bombing we shouldn't be giving him citizenship. He fled Venezuela before being tried 20 years ago. That says a great deal to me and would to most people. Justice wasn't served and therefore Mr. Posada has no business being a citizen of this country.

Just the latest example of immigration bungling. Like keeping a child and mother separated like here. What is wrong with these people?

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