U.S. to Collect Data on Travelers
"WASHINGTON - The government wants detailed information about every person who comes to or leaves the country by commercial plane or boat, and for the first time will require U.S. citizens to fill out forms detailing their comings and goings."
"Rules proposed yesterday by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) seek more information from travelers than under current law and extend the requirements to U.S. citizens and others previously exempted. They also include a system to allow quicker cross-checking databases and matching records of arrivals and departures."
Funky Dung
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So, now it is official? We have no more freedom of travel without scrutiny? I guess the whole Cuba nonsense was the beginning. Just great. This country just gets freakier and freakier. What if I decide to take a side trip to Estonia while in Russia one day? Do I get fined for not reporting this? You know it is bad when your country assumes the citizenry is guilty by default.
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Posted 04 Feb 2003 at 10:10 pm ¶Post a Comment