Profiling
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
Are Immigration Commissioner Ric David and his bright boys aware that their latest brainstorm barring and/or offloading travelers from boarding their scheduled flights in the guise of “ensuring that they do not fall prey to human traffickers, drug syndicates and other criminal operators” is pure and simple profiling which is a “no-no” in any civilized and democratic society? Are they aware that this initiative which, sadly, they have surreptitiously injected into the pre-departure system is violative of a citizen’s right to travel which is guaranteed under the Constitution? If they are not aware as seems to be the case, then they better restudy the situation and prepare to face angry travelers in court and before Congress.
We can appreciate David’s intention to protect our travelers from falling prey to the criminal syndicates, here and abroad. But this operation is an overkill. It is unwarranted and definitely violative of the constitutional right to travel. I can understand if they subject foreigners to more rigorous questioning before they enter. All countries do that to make sure that no undesirable alien slips through..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110708com5.html
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