One of the things I find puzzling is tbat the U.S. administration is spying on its citizen immensely in tbe name of security, and any ordinary foreigner entering the country is treated almost like a criminal. But such people are granted citizenship. Didn't the government know who they are?
I think the reason you're puzzled is because you're coming at it from the perspective that these people are undesirable as American citizens. And while I agree with that assessment, Republican congressmen and senators definitely do not. Guarantee you that there has been a lot of money donated to "the cause" by this family, through fundraiser dinners and the like.
Also, just in a general sense, it's super difficult to emigrate to the US if you're not rich, but super easy if you are. Money is the universal lubricator for the gears of government.
Or, they are fully aware of who it is, and the intelligence that can be gathered is worth leaving them in place operating under false security.
Any second now we'll catch him doing something illegal. After the successful coup by our oathkeeper buddies, then he'll never suspect we're watching!
Probably very little of the immense amounts of data collected actually gets turned into something that can be used. Most of it is just sitting on hard drives untouched I think.
That is probably true if we are dealing with any random person like you and me, but not when dealing with such a high-profile figure who has certainly been on the government agencies's radar for a long time.
Fucking shocker.
One of the things I find puzzling is tbat the U.S. administration is spying on its citizen immensely in tbe name of security, and any ordinary foreigner entering the country is treated almost like a criminal. But such people are granted citizenship. Didn't the government know who they are?
I think the reason you're puzzled is because you're coming at it from the perspective that these people are undesirable as American citizens. And while I agree with that assessment, Republican congressmen and senators definitely do not. Guarantee you that there has been a lot of money donated to "the cause" by this family, through fundraiser dinners and the like.
Also, just in a general sense, it's super difficult to emigrate to the US if you're not rich, but super easy if you are. Money is the universal lubricator for the gears of government.
Or, they are fully aware of who it is, and the intelligence that can be gathered is worth leaving them in place operating under false security.
Any second now we'll catch him doing something illegal. After the successful coup by our oathkeeper buddies, then he'll never suspect we're watching!
Probably very little of the immense amounts of data collected actually gets turned into something that can be used. Most of it is just sitting on hard drives untouched I think.
That is probably true if we are dealing with any random person like you and me, but not when dealing with such a high-profile figure who has certainly been on the government agencies's radar for a long time.