Thursday, January 17, 2008

Digital Immigration Card Shows Mexico's Progressive Views on Immigration / New America Media, 14 January 2008
http://digbig.com/4wfqr
Louis E. V. Nevaer
"While Washington is at an impasse over the status of millions of people who entered the United States without proper visas, Mexico is unrolling a new digitally-embedded immigration card that will allow hundreds of thousands of temporary workers and visitors to come and go at will. This migratory card, in addition to having the bearer’s photograph and fingerprints, has electronic chips that can be scanned – facilitating the movement of people across Mexico’s borders."