SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — With U.S. Customs and Border Protection set to launch a biometrics data gathering system, researchers in Tijuana believe the program will create longer waits for commuters.
CBP plans to launch the program on Dec. 26. It will require officers to photograph and fingerprint all non-citizens leaving or arriving in the U.S.
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It will gather biometric data for those with U.S. resident status, visas, seasonal workers and even children.
José María Ramos García, a professor Colegio de la Frontera in Tijuana, fears the gathering of the biometrics will take additional time and add to further delays for thousands of people who cross the border daily, especially those in vehicles.
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The researcher said he does not dispute the need for national security in both Mexico and the U.S., but he fears this may further create unnecessary “wait times at the border in both directions.”…