Commentary: What's in a name?
And you wonder why I'm against the Republican "Papers please!" RealID law:
"With respect to your specific situation, please be advised that our inquiry has determined that your clearance difficulties are the direct result of an unfortunate misidentification scenario. By way of background, the Aviation and Transportation Safety Act mandates that every airline provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with personal identifying data on all individuals arriving in the United States from a foreign country prior to the arrival of an incoming flight. This is accomplished by entering that information (name, date of birth etc.) into the Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS), which is linked to the Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS) and the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS). These systems are utilized by federal law enforcement agencies to focus their limited resources on potential noncompliant travelers."
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