PEC Solutions makes those snazzy electronic fingerprint scanners. Assuming that this contract doesn't go for ten years or more, there would be a hot market for those at LE booking stations, as they make fingerprinting of prisoners MUCH faster, and cost $50K a copy. They also transmit the prints instaltly to state and local databases, so that the prints can be linked with a record immediately if they're already in the system.

I could have done it much more cheaply than that. We had positive and negative English comprehension tests:

Negative English Comprehension:

"Do you understand everything that I am saying?"
<eager nodding>
"Do you speak English well?"
<eager nodding>
"Are you aware that your hair is on fire?"
<eager nodding>
<on radio> "Can I have a Spanish-speaking officer at my location, please?"

Positive English Comprehension:

"Does anyone here speak English?"
<shrugs and blank stares>
"You know, I can always pick out the illegal aliens. You guys never tie your shoes."
<short pause>
"Everyone who is looking at their feet, come with me."