Report: Colombian President Would Consider Immigrant Tracking With Microchips
BOGOTA, Colombia — Comments attributed to Colombia's president that microchip implants could be used to track Colombians working temporarily in the U.S. drew attention — and criticism — Thursday.
The alleged statement by President Alfaro Uribe dismayed some Colombians after it appeared in Colombian newspapers.
"It would be a blatant violation of human rights," said Jorge Pinilla, 50, a lawyer in Bogota.
Details of Uribe's conversation last month with U.S. lawmakers were revealed by Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania in a report he read into the congressional record last week.
Specter and Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama met with Uribe, the United States' staunchest ally in Latin America, during their visit to Colombia on April 7-9.
During the informal meeting, Specter expressed concerns about seasonal workers who immigrate to the United States to work temporarily on farms and then don't return to their country once their visa has elapsed.
The alleged statement by President Alfaro Uribe dismayed some Colombians after it appeared in Colombian newspapers.
"It would be a blatant violation of human rights," said Jorge Pinilla, 50, a lawyer in Bogota.
Details of Uribe's conversation last month with U.S. lawmakers were revealed by Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania in a report he read into the congressional record last week.
Specter and Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama met with Uribe, the United States' staunchest ally in Latin America, during their visit to Colombia on April 7-9.
During the informal meeting, Specter expressed concerns about seasonal workers who immigrate to the United States to work temporarily on farms and then don't return to their country once their visa has elapsed.
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