Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, California -- The face- and fingerprint-matching technology that has been touted over the past decade as a sophisticated new way to stop terrorists and illegal immigrants from entering the country through Mexico has one major drawback: U.S. border inspectors almost never use it.
In fact, the necessary equipment is not even installed in vehicle lanes along the border.
Government officials told The Associated Press that checking more people would create too big a backup at the border, where hours-long traffic jams are already common.
Posted by tyne at May 16, 2007