] "A U.S. anti-terrorism program that forces tens of
] thousands of Muslims and Arabs to report to the
] government for fingerprinting and photographing expands
] to include Saudis and Pakistanis next week, raising new
] cries of ethnic and religious discrimination."

This program concerns me greatly. On the one hand, I *do* think it's a good idea for us to get a better sense of who and how many immigrants from Al Qaeda-linked areas are in the United States with expired or incomplete paperwork. On the other, I think it's wrong to immediately arrest anyone whose paperwork isn't in perfect order, especially when (1) they're voluntarily registering to indicate there's a problem, and (2) those paperwork problems are frequently the fault of our own government!

Also, with the growing sense from many Islamic communities that they're being perceived and treated as the bad guys, regardless of whether or not not they've done anything wrong, this kind of persecution is *not* helping matters.

Controversial U.S. Anti-Terror Program in New Stage