Biometric tracking a hurdle for immigration bill

 

(Ultimately this is a 666 issue......)
 
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Congress passed a law requiring the federal government to collect the fingerprints of every foreigner leaving the country so the U.S. could better track who has left and, more importantly, who has remained past the expiration of their visas.

The Department of Homeland Security has been unable to establish that program in the 12 years since. And now the program has become a major point of contention in the Senate attempt to overhaul the nation's immigration laws given that millions of people who are in the country illegally first arrived here legally, but overstayed their temporary visas.

Democrats in the "Gang of Eight" that is proposing the immigration overhaul say Homeland Security today is doing a better job tracking foreigners who leave the country using biographical data, such as a traveler's name and date of birth.
Republicans disagree, and the dispute could upset the attempt to pass a bill.
Biometric tracking a hurdle for immigration bill