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Hutchison also informed that Homeland Security will implement pilot programs this year at the 50 busiest cross-border locations, using machine readers of the biometric information contained on BCCs and visas. These programs have the objective of improving border administration and to expedite the crossing of the BCC and biometric visa holders.

These "laser" cards have been issued for what? 6, 7 years, and only now they promise to launch "pilot programs" to try to read the things. Why haven't they been reading them all along? This is about as believable as Bush's promise to start enforcing the law, but only after his illegal alien amnesty .

These "laser" cards have been issued for what? 6, 7 years, and only now they promise to launch "pilot programs" to try to read the things.

what good are biometrics if you never read them? I guess they're good to make political hay, because then you can say biometric and tamper-proof to impress the masses