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It's to prevent "Child Recycling" which is trafficking children across the border to claim asylum then trafficking them back to accompany a new group of migrant

It's to prevent "Child Recycling" which is trafficking children across the border to claim asylum then trafficking them back to accompany a new group of migrants.

gcb0 7y ago
read the comment you replied to again. hint: it won't be effective at that.
empath75 7y ago
Do you think that actually happens.
- okcando 7y ago
  It's been my experience that anything that can be conceived of does or will actually happen but I'd be surprised if this were a common occurrence. On the other hand, we are talking about desperate people frequently traveling under the guidance of notoriously callous border traffickers so what do I know...
  - asveikau 7y ago
    I have no data, but I'd wager it's way more common to see any of the following: adoption, people raised by non-blood relatives, paternity not being what was thought -- all while being innocent, law abiding people.
- drak0n1c 7y ago
  > From October 2017 to February 2018, there was a 315 percent increase in the number of cases of adults with minors fraudulently posing as “family units” to gain entry.
  - empath75 7y ago
    So does that mean it was 5 cases and now it’s 21?
rlpb 7y ago
You don't need DNA or familial tracking for that. A biometric would do, since that would catch the child traveling under two different identities.
- creaghpatr 7y ago
  Of course, with DNA testing you could catch them the first time around, rather than have to wait for a biometric read on the second (or third) trafficking.
  - withinboredom 7y ago
    Or establish without a doubt that someone cheated or was adopted. The biometric is far less intrusive and damaging.
manicdee 7y ago
No, it’s to drive public money to the charlatans selling the tests, without any regard for perceived or actual threat to public safety. This is going to cause harm, it will not accomplish its purpose, and the charlatans will be laughing all the way to the bank.

It's to prevent "Child Recycling" which is trafficking children across the border to claim asylum then trafficking them back to accompany a new group of migrants.

gcb0 7y ago

read the comment you replied to again. hint: it won't be effective at that.

empath75 7y ago

Do you think that actually happens.

okcando 7y ago
It's been my experience that anything that can be conceived of does or will actually happen but I'd be surprised if this were a common occurrence. On the other hand, we are talking about desperate people frequently traveling under the guidance of notoriously callous border traffickers so what do I know...
- asveikau 7y ago
  I have no data, but I'd wager it's way more common to see any of the following: adoption, people raised by non-blood relatives, paternity not being what was thought -- all while being innocent, law abiding people.
drak0n1c 7y ago
> From October 2017 to February 2018, there was a 315 percent increase in the number of cases of adults with minors fraudulently posing as “family units” to gain entry.
- empath75 7y ago
  So does that mean it was 5 cases and now it’s 21?

rlpb 7y ago

You don't need DNA or familial tracking for that. A biometric would do, since that would catch the child traveling under two different identities.

creaghpatr 7y ago
Of course, with DNA testing you could catch them the first time around, rather than have to wait for a biometric read on the second (or third) trafficking.
- withinboredom 7y ago
  Or establish without a doubt that someone cheated or was adopted. The biometric is far less intrusive and damaging.

manicdee 7y ago

No, it’s to drive public money to the charlatans selling the tests, without any regard for perceived or actual threat to public safety. This is going to cause harm, it will not accomplish its purpose, and the charlatans will be laughing all the way to the bank.