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- To be implemented in August 2009
- Opposed by 34 nationsWashington Post: Plan to Fingerprint Foreigners Exiting U.S. Is Opposed (June 22, 2008)
- Also opposed by the airline industry
- Opponents have cited privacy concerns
- Airline industry opposes the program based on the cost
- Industry estimates the cost to be $12.3 billion over 10 yearsWashington Post: Plan to Fingerprint Foreigners Exiting U.S. Is Opposed (June 22, 2008)
- Department of Homeland Security estimates the cost to be $3.5 billion over 10 yearsWashington Post: Plan to Fingerprint Foreigners Exiting U.S. Is Opposed (June 22, 2008)
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The United States plans to implement a program to record the fingerprints of all foreign nationals leaving the country in August 2009.
The fingerprints, which will be recorded digitally, are part of a security program developed after the 9-11 attacks. Used in conjunction with digital photographs, the system is intended to automate the process of entering and exiting the country.Chicago Tribune: Embassies oppose fingerprint plan (June 23, 2008)
Quotes
"This proposal to outsource the core government function of border control at a time that airlines around the world are fighting for their economic survival is both unwarranted and counterproductive."Washington Post: Plan to Fingerprint Foreigners Exiting U.S. Is Opposed (June 22, 2008)—Giovanni Bisignani, Director General of the International Air Transport Association, The Washington Post-
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