> another point is, if you are visiting America, dont you need a passport,
> which has a picture on it?
Yes.
> part of me though does think it is a good idea
> to id everyone who visits here, but that means everyone, not exempting
> certain countries.
It probably *is* a good idea. You might even argue that it is a good idea to track your nationals going abroad as well.
But I am wondering why it is not implemented using existing tools first?
Because the problem is not identifying people at the border, the problem is keeping track of them after that so for instance you can pick them up the second their visa expires. In hindsight, all the 9/11 attackers could be tracked back using their conventional passport. So apparently, for identifying people at the border that suffices. Why not base your tracking on that?
It is just another thing on the checklist:
- don't overstay your visa if you intent to blow up the White House
- order pork on the plane when you want to blow up the Pentagon
- don't use the same creditcard for buying a ticket and buying the Koran at Amazon
Jochem
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