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Did you have to take a photograph and save your 10 fingerprints and disclose all your personal and economic information to get into the USA? I had to... becau
by xtracto 13y ago
Did you have to take a photograph and save your 10 fingerprints and disclose all your personal and economic information to get into the USA?
I had to... because it seems for the USA, any Mexican that dares to enter the country is a potential criminal, so there I am in the huge Mexa database. Just because I needed to spend a week in the USA for work.
Whereas the 7 years I lived in Europe (UK and Germany) I did not feel as "guilty". Even with Germany's Rathaus compulsory city registrations.
- gadders 13y agoI had to do the photograph and fingerprints thing, and I guess they get my personal information from my passport. I wasn't asked economic information. I'm British. I would guess that every Mexican is treated as a potential illegal immigrant.
- arethuza 13y agoAt various times I've been asked a lot of detail about the company I work for, also I got a lot of questions once about why I went to Turkey so often (it's a really nice place to go on holiday didn't seem an acceptable answer). Having said that, last few times have been pretty painless. Although I must admit the idea of the fingerprinting does freak me out I'm usually in a state where I don't care when I actually get there.
- freehunter 13y agoThat's likely because the US views themselves as unofficially being at war with Mexico. The only thing missing from the conflict is the cruise missiles.