"some detainees who had been held for eight years...."
And why isn't the MSM hollering racism over the E.U.'s plan?
If it were being considered in Congress, they would be hollering racism against any one who favored detention of illegal immigrants.
"EU endorses tougher border security rules; Proposal spurs concerns over privacy rights" by Constant Brand, Associated Press | June 21, 2008
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders want their nations to fingerprint all foreign visitors and take other new steps to keep out illegal immigrants as part of a sweeping security overhaul proposed yesterday.
The measures are similar to those already in place in the United States, and have prompted concerns about privacy and the rights of those seeking refugee status in the EU. But EU leaders suggested security is paramount.
At a summit, they said crafting a common border and immigration policy for Europe by 2010 "is a key priority for citizens" and pushed efforts to reach agreement to the top of their political agenda.... to ease the way toward a more seamless immigration and asylum policy.
These would include fingerprinting and screening for all visitors who cross the bloc's borders and using a satellite system to keep out illegal immigrants.
The proposed measures would apply to everyone: Those who need a visa to enter EU nations, such as visitors from most African nations, as well as those who do not, such as US citizens. Foreign tourists on Paris's Champs-Elysees seemed to shrug off the plans as part of the new world security landscape....
The EU leaders said they would intensify work on approving measures that include how to attract highly skilled workers, what rights to give non-European residents, and signing pacts with other countries to ensure they take back illegals caught in the EU.
"Modern technologies must be harnessed to improve the management of external borders," the leaders said. They asked their justice and interior ministers to present border proposals, including an Internet-based pretravel authorization system for foreigners by 2010.
Setting common security standards at airports, harbors, and land-border checks is meant to filter out illegals and catch crime gangs and terror suspects before they enter the EU's 24-nation passport-free travel zone."Yeah, sure it is!
That's what the fascista globalists always say.
