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In reaction to the U.S. policy, Brazil last week began fingerprinting and photographing American visitors arriving at Sao Paulo's airport. Brazil's Foreign Ministry has also requested that Brazilians be removed from the U.S. list. Ridge said that "if the Brazilian government thinks it's in their interests (to fingerprint and photograph Americans), so be it." "It's not two standards, one for the United States and one for the rest of the world," he said. The U.S. program, which has a budget of $380 million, will require an estimated 24 million visitors to submit two finger scans and have a photograph taken upon entering any of 115 airports or 14 seaports.
EXEMPT COUNTRIES Andorra, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (for citizens with the unrestricted right of permanent abode in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man)Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
good job brazil.
I definitely support these measures. Whatever it takes to ensure the safety and security of Americans is a good thing. Anyone who doesn't understand that is an idiot.
Glad to see the U.S. keeping track of these terrorist-prone nationalities.
Quote from: Trauma Wilson on January 05, 2004, 04:18:49 PMGlad to see the U.S. keeping track of these terrorist-prone nationalities. What does fingerprinting have to do with terrorist?
Quote from: Max Powers on January 05, 2004, 04:44:22 PMQuote from: Trauma Wilson on January 05, 2004, 04:18:49 PMGlad to see the U.S. keeping track of these terrorist-prone nationalities. What does fingerprinting have to do with terrorist?It allows us to keep track of who enters and leaves our country.
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