According to Nicholas D. Thompson, gang members are not welcome in our country under the Z visa. And yet, some 30,000 of them are here, right now. They’re part of MS-13 and other violent, murderous gangs. Have they been deported? No. Now, under the Z-visa, the government has 24-hours to conduct background checks. If they won’t deport known gang members, what’s the point? Will they remain “in the shadows?” And a 24-hour background check is, in many cases, no background check at all. What’s the rush?