Revisiting US-VISIT: U.S. Immigration Processes, Concerns, and Consequences

By David S. Ortiz

In January 2004, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security inaugurated a new system for tracking foreign visitors at Ports of entry to the United States, the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program. Building on previous RAND research and a case study of similar requirements in France in The 1980s and 1990s, this paper discusses policy issues raised by US-VISIT, including its effects on national security, privacy, and trade and tourism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833039121
• ISBN13: 9780833039125
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 10.9"