The State Department has dismissed a visa specialist who was caught on hidden camera saying he coaches potential illegal aliens on how to avoid deportation as well as condemning his Jewish co-workers as “garbage people.”  The idiot should have no place in the state department.

     A senior State Department spokesperson said Friday that the analyst, whose job involves reviewing visa applications, no longer works for the department shortly after the undercover video was posted by guerrilla journalist James O’Keefe.  “The contractor is no longer employed by the U.S. State Department,” the spokesperson told The Washington Times in an email. “Upholding the rule of law and protecting the integrity of our immigration system is essential, which is why the Department will launch a new contractor screening and vetting process.” 

     The video showed a man identified as Arslan Akhtar, who didn’t know he was being filmed, saying he has given advice to Hispanic people on avoiding deportation, starting with “keep your mouth shut.”  “Sometimes, I do say it to cab drivers that are from, like, Hispanic descent. I’m like, ‘Don’t talk to the police,’” Mr. Akhtar said in the video. “I’m just saying, like, don’t admit the truth. That is the ultimate loophole. Always maintain your innocence.”  He continued: “Don’t give them more information. Don’t tell them what you did because you think being honest will help your case. It does not. Exact opposite. In fact, that’s all we’re looking for.”  Mr. Akhtar had no love for his Jewish colleagues, saying that the “State Department is filled with Jewish people, terrible Jewish people,