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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 9:01 pm
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Let's be clear, this process does not take 10-30 seconds. In the queues that I had stood in, 2-3 minutes per person is much more common.

The decision to implement this is one of the US Government but there has been no outcry against it by the US people, after all they voted for the government and are the only ones who can remove it. Should they choose not to do that then in 8 weeks it will be the responsibility of US citizens.

I only object to this data being collected each and every time I come, sure a quick check of the picture would remove the extra finger print pics. After all these don't actually change overtime, or so we are told.

I do think that the UK should also be asking for finger prints and photo's from the US, so that they can fully understand how this makes you feel like a criminal, but then of course, we want their cash don't we?
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