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AFF Arguments * Prevented terrorist attacks * Quick accurate information * No other way to prevent attacks

ACTIONS/OPTIONS | WHO ARE AFFECTED | BENEFITS | HARM | (1) Tighter security | All travelers and general public | * Reduces obvious threats and risks. * Can prove a deterrent | * Major inconveniences for the public due to longer time delays. * Intrusiveness leading to loss of privacy (due to constant monitoring, spot searches, etc. | (2) More accurate identification systems | All travelers and general public | * Can increase public safety by making identification of thousands of criminals and other offenders easier (Source:http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/QandA.html) | * Current Facial Profiling systems are limited in capabilities and prone to errors (Source: "Biometrics Expert Delivers Lecture on Facial Recognition at RAND's Washington Office":http://www.rand.org/natsec_area/products/facialrecog.html | (3) Increased surveillance of communications | All those who use phones, faxes, email, and Internet for their communications | * Could reveal plans of suspects proactively to provide advance warning | * Possibility of virtually all personal/public communications being subject to monitoring. * Access to personal and business records without need to show evidence of crime (Source: ACLU Release (10/05/01):http://www.aclu.org/news/2001/n100501a.html) * Possibility of sharing of sensitive private information between several agencies with no safeguards to their future use. * Very broad and sweeping provisions as regards searches of personal property and information | (4) Tighter Immigration Laws | Immigrants of all nationalities | * Better background checks before entering the country reduces chances of threat | * Indefinite detention provision is a crucial setback to non-citizens. (Source: ACLU Release (10/05/01):http://www.aclu.org/news/2001/n100501a.html) * Could generate anti-immigrant/foreigner prejudices in all areas of society * Economic impact - Loss of skilled foreign talent |