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House Republican Staff Report Details Terrorist Travel Pathways To West

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 3rd, 2019

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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Known and potential terrorists have multiple ways to enter the Western Hemisphere and ultimately seek entry into the U.S. and a number of factors make it an attractive region to travel to, the Republican staff of the House Homeland Security Committee reported on Tuesday. “Many countries in the region continue to face economic and governance challenges, as well as consistently high levels of violent crime,” says the report, Stopping Terrorist Travel Through Illicit Pathways to the Homeland. “Additionally, many of…

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