On August 1, 2001, pilot Hani Hanjour and logistics man Khalid al-Mihdhar met with an illegal immigrant from El Salvador in Falls Church, Virginia, to obtain official papers. “To obtain an official identity in Virginia one needs nothing more than a sponsor willing to affirm, with his or her signature, that one has a permanent address in the state.” The men paid $50 for this service.
– Der Spiegel, Inside 9-11, Page 24