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Close Security Loopholes
Posted 10/6/2005

Border Security: Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a possible 2008 White House hopeful, gripes about immigration checks at the nation's airports. He wants to ease up. But if anything, controls aren't tight enough.

'It's important to look at where we are and make the necessary adjustments so we don't choke off international travel," he told a gathering of Hispanics in Miami last week.

Bush, whose wife hails from the same home state as Mexican President Vicente Fox, says security hassles are not only bad for Latin-American relations but bad for business. Never mind that the worst possible thing for business would be another terrorist attack.

He's also upset about a post-9-11 curb on visas for foreign students â€â€