I'm all for the security of the U.S. .. but I don't like this. It just seems wrong. Is India included in this list?
P.T. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 9:16 PM Subject: Anger at US fingerprint plan > About 100,000 visitors a year from more than 24 countries where terrorists have > been known to live will be required to give fingerprints, register with the US > Government and detail their movements under an unprecedented plan announced on > Wednesday. > > Another group of nearly 100,000 foreigners already in the country to work, study > or visit will also be required to undergo fingerprinting and photographing, in > an effort to weed out suspected terrorists, Justice Department officials said. > > The system would be the first time the US has demanded fingerprints of such a > large population of foreigners, and it sparked immediate protests from > politicians, civil liberties groups and Arab-American advocates, who said it > amounted to wide-scale racial profiling of Muslims and people from the Middle > East. > > http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/06/1022982744312.html ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
