Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Undocumented warned of new passenger tracking system VTMBH Article: Author Ray OHanlon VTMBH Article: Publication Irish Echo VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb New passenger tracking technology at U.S. airports is raising the specter of another Christmas far from home for the undocumented Irish. The new system monitors passengers entering and departing the United States, so someone who overstays the 90 days allowed under the visa waiver program faces the possibility of being barred from returning to the United States. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body New passenger tracking technology at U.S. airports is raising the specter of another Christmas far from home for the undocumented Irish. The new system of tracking passengers departing from the United States was implemented by the U.S. Customs Service in the last few weeks. The system, known as the Advanced Passenger Information System, or APIS, was already recording inbound passenger details. APIS was introduced in the aftermath of the September 11th attack on America. According to the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in Queens, the new system is also providing both arrival and departure information to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). A statement from the center said that the INS had been enlisting the help of airlines in tracking the departure dates of visitors since Oct. 1. The information being recorded at this stage is significant but limited. It includes the names of passengers, their date of birth, nationality, gender and the individuals initial date of arrival into the United States. It does now, for example, seek to discover a persons destination within the United States or exact reason for visiting the country. Nevertheless, the new tracking system will have some serious implications for Irish people living in the United States, according to Emerald Isle. Chief among them is that anyone who overstays the 90 days allowed under the visa waiver program faces the possibility of being barred from returning to the U.S. for either three or 10 years once he leaves the country. This is very serious, Anne-Marie Scanlon of Emerald Isle said last week. Naturally, we understand the public and governmental concerns. However, this will have a devastating effect on the undocumented community. Anyone planning a trip home for Christmas should evaluate these recent changes. It may well be their last trip out of the United States for some time. Additionally, said Scanlon, lottery visa applicants could be caught out by the new tracking system. If they do win, they will have to return to their native country for the interview, she said. Again, this will pose some serious problems if they have overstayed. An Aer Lingus spokesman confirmed that since Oct. 1 the airline had collected the information on departing eastbound passengers required by the U.S. Customs Service under the APIS system. An INS spokeswoman, Kimberly Weissman, confirmed that the information gathered is shared between U.S. Customs and the INS. Its a joint endeavor, she said. Weissman said that under the APIS system, both agencies were able to check who was en-route to the United States. We know who is coming in, she said. The system is being currently applied to countries included in the Visa Waiver Program; Ireland being one of them. Weissman said that information is also being recorded on departing passengers. All the information, she said, is being fed into a database called the Arrival and Departure Information System, or ADIS. She said the database information could be used to trace anyone who stayed in the United States beyond the 90 days allowed under the Visa Waiver Program. If someone, for example, stayed 95 days, he could incur a ban the next time he attempts to enter the United States, Weissman said. Meanwhile, the Emerald Isle center planned two information seminars on the new system. The first was held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, at St. Barnabas School Cafeteria, 413 East 241st St. in the Bronx. The second was in Queens the following night, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. at the Emerald Isle offices, 59-26 Woodside Ave. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-29 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 107 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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