greenmilk

Am I the only one feels this new process is unfair and unnecessary?
What GC holder hasn't already been fingerprinted and photographed
whey they got their greencards? Now the governemtn want to treat
GC holders like a foreign tourist entering the US?


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http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interap...lease_0968.xml

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a rule proposing to expand processing in the US-VISIT program to an additional number of non-U.S. citizens. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published today in the Federal Register. As a proposed rule, the new regulations are not effective immediately. A final rule will establish an effective date.

US-VISIT records biometric and biographic information to verify the identities of foreign visitors to the United States. Most visitors experience US-VISIT biometric collection procedures – digital, inkless finger scans and digital photograph – upon entry to the United States and at visa-issuing posts around the world.

Specifically included would be:


Lawful permanent residents of the United States (LPRs).
Individuals entering the United States who seek admission on immigrant visas.
Individuals entering the United States who seek admission as refugees and asylees.
Certain Canadian citizens entering the United States for specific business or employment reasons (i.e. Form I-94 holders). This excludes most Canadian citizens entering the United States for purposes of shopping, visiting friends and family, vacation or short business trips.
Individuals paroled into the United States.
Individuals applying for admission to Guam under the Guam Visa Waiver Program.

J. J. Farrell

greenmilk wrote:
> Am I the only one feels this new process is unfair and unnecessary?
> What GC holder hasn't already been fingerprinted and photographed
> whey they got their greencards? Now the governemtn want to treat
> GC holders like a foreign tourist entering the US?

They plan to treat them like most other non-citizens. What's unfair
about it?

> http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_releas-
> e_0968.xml
>
> The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a rule
> proposing to expand processing in the US-VISIT program to an additional
> number of non-U.S. citizens. ...

L D Jones

greenmilk wrote:
> Am I the only one feels this new process is unfair and unnecessary?
> What GC holder hasn't already been fingerprinted and photographed
> whey they got their greencards? Now the governemtn want to treat
> GC holders like a foreign tourist entering the US?

At a guess they want the photo and fingerprints of all non-US citizens
in their new database since all the border stations (or whatever they
are called) can't "see" the various databases that this stuff may be in
now. If it's too difficult to connect databases together then build a
new one; in "IT terms" it's probably a lot cheaper