The Heritage Foundation

Visa Waiver Program

and the Safety of America

 

Featuring

The Honorable Michael Chertoff

Former Secretary of Homeland Security, and Executive Chairman, The Chertoff Group

 

Stewart Baker

Former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy,

and Partner, Steptoe and Johnson LLP

 

Adam Sacks, Ph.D.

President, Tourism Economics

 

David Inserra

Research Associate, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, The Heritage Foundation

 

Hosted by

Steven Bucci, Ph.D.

Director, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign and National Security Policy,

The Heritage Foundation

 

Since the emergence of the Islamic State, the threat of Western fighters in Syria and Iraq returning to the West has become a great concern. The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) between the United States and 38 foreign nations has come under fire due to the perceived vulnerability of the program in allowing terrorists to enter the U.S. undetected. Our panel will examine the VWP and discuss why, in addition to economic and diplomatic benefits, the Visa Waiver Program may actually improve U.S. security, not endanger it. October 6, 2014.

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