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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14287-2003Sep28.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14287-2003Sep28_2.html
"Under the system, U.S. consular officials will fingerprint and photograph visa applicants in their home countries and check their profiles against terrorist watch lists and criminal databases. Border agents will electronically scan travelers' index fingers to make sure their prints match those on their visa documents. And a massive computer system storing travel and visa data will automatically alert the government to individuals whose visas have expired. "
"Because immigration officials do not now record departures, they have no way of knowing how many people have overstayed their visas. In the past year alone, the State Department issued 5 million visas to foreigners for short visits. The program would plug that information gap by monitoring for the first time when people leave the country, ..."
"Because U.S. VISIT focuses on visaholders, it will screen only one in five foreign travelers to the United States. Most visitors do not need visas because they come from 27 countries, mostly in Europe, judged to be a lower security risk. "
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14287-2003Sep28_2.html
"Under the system, U.S. consular officials will fingerprint and photograph visa applicants in their home countries and check their profiles against terrorist watch lists and criminal databases. Border agents will electronically scan travelers' index fingers to make sure their prints match those on their visa documents. And a massive computer system storing travel and visa data will automatically alert the government to individuals whose visas have expired. "
"Because immigration officials do not now record departures, they have no way of knowing how many people have overstayed their visas. In the past year alone, the State Department issued 5 million visas to foreigners for short visits. The program would plug that information gap by monitoring for the first time when people leave the country, ..."
"Because U.S. VISIT focuses on visaholders, it will screen only one in five foreign travelers to the United States. Most visitors do not need visas because they come from 27 countries, mostly in Europe, judged to be a lower security risk. "