So he’s saying illegal immigrants are potential terrorists?

Via Mediaite:

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) told MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts on Tuesday that a comprehensive reform of the nation’s immigration system is as much a domestic reform as it is an augmentation of the nation’s counterterrorism preparedness. He said that information about the Tsarnaev brothers, accused of orchestrating the terror attack on the Boston Marathon last week, were quickly identified by authorities because they were in the nation’s immigration system. Menendez added that registering and checking the backgrounds of illegal immigrants will help prevent future attacks like the one that occurred in Boston.