Thread: DHS Plan info

Channel 34 which is the Noticiero Univision. This channel continues to inform
the Illegal Immigrants that they have rights, and tell them to demand respect,
and amnesty, and President Bush is still promising amnesty to the Mexican
officials.
Here is an article I found today on CNN Feds aim to speed up U.S. entry process
Rice, Chertoff also tout technological advances in border security
Tuesday, January 17, 2006; Posted: 5:05 p.m. EST (22:05 GMT)

var clickExpire = "-1"; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says
improving the entry system will encourage international business.


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Bush administration officials said Tuesday that technological advances will
strengthen U.S. borders and help speed up the time it takes for visitors to
enter the country.



Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said U.S. agencies will create travel
documents "that can protect personal identity and expedite secure travel."
Among those improvements will be biometric passports for U.S. citizens and travel
cards for people who live along the borders and who regularly cross back and
forth, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said.
Generally, citizens of Mexico and Canada do not need passports but must show
identification to travel to the United States for short-term visits.
He said the machine-readable documents also will protect travelers against
identity theft and make life harder for people who try to use forged documents.
By 2007 the United States exclusively will use passports that contain biometric
information, Chertoff said.
In addition, Rice said the government will allow foreign companies and
international customers of U.S. businesses to enroll online in an expedited-visa
program.
"Public-private partnerships such as these are essential, and we will create more
of these in the future," she said.
Some of the technology already is in place, officials said.
Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the State Department has made
visa processing more transparent and predictable, Rice said.
At present, 97 percent of approved travelers receive their visas within a day or
two, she said, where some waits used to last 75 days or longer.
"We're taking new steps to welcome a greater number of foreign visitors to the
United States than ever before," Rice said.
She said visa processing will begin to incorporate "cutting-edge technology" such
as videoconferencing to reduce the need for in-person interviews.
Encouraging people to pursue studies in the United States is a priority, Rice
said, noting that international students soon will be able to enter the country 45
days before they begin school -- 15 days earlier than allowed now.
The number of students who received visas during the past year increased by nearly
9 percent, she said.
Chertoff said the changes represent an attempt to strengthen border security while
"keeping the welcome mat out for those who want to travel from overseas."
Toward that end, federal authorities expect to begin issuing "a new, inexpensive,
secure travel card" to be used by people who live along the borders and who
regularly travel between countries. Chertoff called the changes "an opportunity to
transform our border management, decrease wait times at ports of entry and allow
us to focus on that minority of people who pose a threat."
He said the new cards will contain biometric information so that border agents
"can verify a person's identity, protect against identity theft and make it
difficult for forgers or impostors."
One senior administration official said the need for a uniform card is underscored
by the fact that border officials currently see some 8,000 types of identity
documents.
The Canadian government has argued that its nationals should not need to carry
travel cards and should be given special consideration. U.S. officials said they
are in consultations with the Canadian government about the issue.
In addition, all passports issued by the U.S. government will be machine-readable
by the end of the year.
Among other anticipated changes in the works is a paperless visa process, he said.
He acknowledged that the system could contain errors and said planners are working
on a redress process to correct those.
"We need to make sure we are giving travelers a simple way to address them and get
them fixed," he said.
Also in the works is a "terrorist screening center" intended to coordinate watch
list information among federal agencies.
"Intelligence has repeatedly confirmed that such innovations have shaken the
confidence of terrorists that they can readily enter the United States," the
Department of Homeland Security said in a news release detailing the anticipated
changes.
And a "human smuggling and trafficking center" would cull through databases of
"smugglers, traffickers and terrorist travel facilitators," the release said.
The information collected by federal authorities will be shared "with like-minded
foreign governments," the release added.
Daniel M. Kowalski, editor in chief of Bender's Immigration Bulletin, said he
applauds the measures but questions whether they would improve security.
Terrorists could foil any system either by crossing the border illegally or by
using people with no criminal history to obtain valid documents to pass through
security, Kowalski said.
"It's ludicrous to suggest that our physical borders can be sealed," he said.

help speed up the time it takes for visitors to
enter the country.

SEEMS TO ME LIKE THEY ARE GETTING IN ABOUT AS FAST AS THEY CAN! WHY would we WANT to speed up the time it takes for ILLEGALS to cross the border. CONDILEEZA RICE IS AN IDIOT.

They covered this ID card on Lou's show last night. It will allow you to cross the borders into Mexico and Canada without having to buy a Passport when that law goes into effect in 2008. They said it was about half the price of a passport.