Several lawmakers, including Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Burgess Owens, Sen. Rick Scott, and Rep. Luttrell, are advocating for the VALID Act to address concerns about illegal immigrants flying within the U.S. using less secure documents and a government app. They argue that the current system lacks proper identity verification requirements, posing safety risks. The VALID Act aims to mandate REAL IDs for travel to enhance security measures and prevent exploitation of loopholes by illegal immigrants.
Just a few of the foreign ID's ditched at the southern border by illegal immigrants. Now, they can plausibly claim that their only form of ID is the CBP One app, and pass through TSA checkpoints, flying around the country. We must pass the VALID Act and stop this. https://t.co/15DYxj1x9m https://t.co/k0NNE3nOKD
Under Biden, TSA has allowed migrants to board using documents that are far less secure than the documents Americans are required to show. This is exactly why I cosponsored critical legislation, the VALID Act, which would close loopholes exploited by illegal immigrants to travel…
The Biden admin has already opened our southern border, making it easy for unvetted, illegal immigrants to walk right in. Now, they’re using a government app to fly them around the country without a proper ID. It’s not safe, and that’s why I joined @SenMikeLee to introduce the… https://t.co/1lDLE5D0fi
Biden's open border has allowed hundreds of thousands of unvetted illegal migrants onto planes nationwide with ZERO identity verification requirements. I'm leading the VALID Act with @SenMikeLee and @RepMarkGreen to require REAL IDs for travel. https://t.co/x3BNdAmaVH
Glad that my VALID Act has earned the endorsement of these border security experts and organizations. We cannot continue flying illegal immigrants around America using a government app. https://t.co/y1drPYxIfO