Taking the "security" out of Homeland Security. How much more "protecting" can a country take?
Retired New York City policeman Bruce DeCell, who had arranged to meet with DHS officials last week to lobby for document security, told CNN he purposely used a forged version of identification that Mexican consulates in the United States issue to their nationals living here illegally.But don't worry, there was a background check prior to arriving.
Days before his meeting with DHS officials, DeCell was asked to furnish his name, Social Security number and birth date, so they could be compared by security personnel to a valid form of picture identification. The building security accepted his matricula card, even though it listed a false date of birth, he said.He was allowed entry into the building after walking through a metal detector, according to a statement posted on his group's Web site.
