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Tue 05 May 2007US to tighten security controls on EU visitorsIrish people will have to adhere to new security requirements to enter the US, as part of a new law to reduce the terrorist risk which is currently passing through Congress, writes Jamie Smythin Brussels.US secretary of homeland security Michael Chertoff told MEPs yesterday the administration was supporting plans to create an electronic traveller security system, which would involve sending personal details to the US authorities via the internet before travelling.