NOTE TO STUDENTS: Find answers to the questions in the article AND in the video news report under "Resources."

1. a) Under the proposed rules, travelers from which countries would be required to show 5 years of social media history?
b) What is the Visa Waiver Program?

2. What is ESTA?

3. Why is the CBP adding the new requirements?

4. a) Define red flag.
b) What red flags will CBP officers be looking for in travelers' applications?

5. When will the CBP implement the proposed changes?

6. What other foreign visitors will be required to make their social media accounts public for screening?

7. Social media screening has already begun being implemented for those here on student visas.

The KTLA reporter says civil liberties advocates say "blanket social media surveillance risks chilling speech and sweeping in huge amounts of data about innocent people (travelers from other countries) and their contacts."

Do you think asking foreign visitors for five years of social media history makes sense when screening visitors for potential ties to violent extremism, fraud or past threats of violence? Explain your answer.

Explain your answer.