from this article
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/392
it doesn't seem that coming overland through canada may be an option if the DHS
is really detemined....it also seems that even though the UK and US have been
the pioneers in this form of harassment, other countries (Japan, Singapore) are
also catching up real fast....
being an international student and having visited the 'special room' while
coming back from outside the US, i learnt that they cannot legally use all the
data they collect through iris-scan and finger-printing to establish my
identity...the explanation given to me was (when they couldn't match by
new-shaved face with the bearded picture in the visa) that they can only use
other identification data when they suspect a 'criminal' case....i have no idea
what that really means....one thing is guaranteed if you refuse to participate
in their surveillance - you WILL be detained for a long time and eventually may
even be sent back to your own country....
deb.
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