Washington - The borders and entry points to the United States leak like sieves, offering the nation little or no protection against potential terrorists who can enter the country undetected, immigration experts said yesterday.
"It should be universally recognised that our borders are out of control," said Mr Bill King, a retired senior Border Patrol agent and former head of the Border Patrol Academy.
Mr King told a seminar organised by the Centre for Immigration Studies, a Washington think-tank, that there were almost 9 million people illegally residing in the US.
