Register all foreigners

What's the complaint about the new proposals to photograph and fingerprint certain individuals who are entering our country? When I was a missionary in Germany, we had to register in each new town we moved to and have our passports stamped. If they'd asked for a thumbprint, I'd have given it.

Part of sovereignty is to control one's borders and protect the country. If it makes some people nervous or hurts their feelings, tough. We're tough. We can handle being chilled.

Everybody in a democracy has to be accountable for his actions. Part of that accountability is revealing your identity. If you hide that identity or assume a false identity you deserve to come under scrutiny to make sure that your reasons are innocent.

Personally, I think everyone entering this country should be photographed and fingerprinted and should have to check in occasionally to verify where they are. It wouldn't hurt my feelings if every American had to carry a national ID.