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| U.S. Mulls Over DNA Tests for Some Refugees |
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The Obama administration is considering using DNA tests for some foreign refugee applicants following a Bush-era pilot program that found massive fraud among those claiming family links to join relatives already in the United States. The State Department said today that it and the Homeland Security Department are nearing a decision on ways to reinstate a refugee resettlement program that was suspended last year when the fraud was uncovered. "These new procedures will likely include DNA testing,” the State Department said in a statement given to the Associated Press. The U.S. experiment using genetic testing ended in 2008 and was aimed only at proving family relationships. The program was not used to identify nationality by country, similar to a controversial effort in England, officials said. Genetic experts have cast doubt on the ability to use DNA results to determine a person’s country of origin. Read the full article U.S. Mulls Over DNA Tests for Some Refugees. Associated Press. November 11, 2009. Available: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dcnow/2009/11/us-mulls-dna-tests-for-some-refugees.html |
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