[Peace-discuss] Fwd: The US is ending a controversial programme that required tens of thousands of foreign visitors to register with the immigration service.

[Alfred Kagan]

A small victory for us.

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>Subject: Fwd: The US is ending a controversial programme that required
>   tens of thousands of foreign visitors to register with the immigration
>   service.
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>All along we all have been saying that the registration process was 
>not a judicious use of resources
>and was discriminatory.  Now after more than one year, the 
>realization has dawned!!!
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>>US eases immigration monitoring
>>Under the old rules 80,000 men had to re-register
>>The US is ending a controversial programme that required tens of 
>>thousands of foreign visitors to register with the immigration 
>>service.
>>The Department of Homeland Security said men from 25 nations would 
>>no longer have to re-register after 30 days and then a year after 
>>arriving.
>>But the men, mostly from the Middle East, will still be 
>>fingerprinted and photographed on arrival.
>>Critics said the policy discriminated against Muslims.
>>Asa Hutchinson, the department's undersecretary for border and 
>>transportation security, said the old rules would officially end on 
>>Tuesday.
>>
>>
>
>>COUNTRIES AFFECTED
>>
>
>Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, 
>Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, 
>North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, 
>Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
>
>>"It was a significant resource commitment to handle these 
>>re-registrations," Mr Hutchinson told reporters. "The resources can 
>>be better used in individual targeting."
>>Males aged 16 and over from the 25 countries will still face border checks.
>>The original programme was introduced in 2002 in reaction to the 11 
>>September 2001 attacks in New York and Washington.
>>The Justice Department said at the time that the countries selected 
>>were places where the al-Qaeda terror network had been active, or 
>>where there were other security concerns.
>>The rules had applied to the 80,000 nationals on medium-term visits 
>>from 20 countries in the Middle East and Horn of Africa, as well as 
>>five Asian countries - Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, 
>>Indonesia, and North Korea.
>>
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3254896.stm


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Al Kagan
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