EU countries are now collecting the fingerprints of all foreign travelers. They are also taking photographs of travelers’ faces. The result so far is that 2 hour lines are common for entry into the EU.
I’m generally opposed to this. For one, I’m libertarian in that I oppose most international borders. The reason is that it violates human rights for very little justified purpose. There are ways to justify borders, but no country or entity on Earth is in the position to do that at the moment. The EU does not have a moral right to do this when it won’t stop 99% of the harmful immigration into the EU, which is all legal.
This measure is offensive to people with legitimate rights to travel, while not significantly affecting those coming in immorally but legally, for the maybe-upside of catching a few…