More Foreign Visitors to Be Fingerprinted

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Monday September 27, 2004 4:16 PM

The Guardian

WASHINGTON (AP) - Beginning Thursday, foreign visitors from 27 countries will be fingerprinted and photographed when they enter the United States, according to the Homeland Security Department.

Until now, citizens of 22 European countries - along with Australia, Brunei, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore - haven't had to undergo such screening because they can travel to the United States without a visa.

Since January, most foreign visitors who travel with a visa have had to be photographed and fingerprinted under the US-VISIT program when they arrive at 115 major airports and 14 major seaports. The information is checkd against databases to verify documents and flag names that appear on terrorist or law enforcement watch lists.

The Homeland Security Department estimates the new requirement will affect 33,000 people coming to the United States every day.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4517923,00.html

Maybe a better idea would be to fingerprint and DNA test all members of the Bush family.............

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