Lasers and Asylums

In my poking around for original mexican wedding vows I found a few brief articles that might interest a few of you.

Immigration Laser Tool Evokes Science Fiction

"The device employs a laser beam, to be trained on the cartoid arteries of border crossers in an attempt to read blood pressure and detect high stress levels in potential drug smugglers."

Female Genital Mutilation in US Immigration Law

While this article mainly affects immigrants coming from Africa, it touched on the idea of an asylum and how it pertains to immigrants. "In the United States, an individual seeking asylum must first prove refugee status as defined by US law. According to the INA § 101(a)(42), a refugee has to be unable or unwilling to return to her country of nationality “because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.”