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it is Customs and Border Protection, their responsibilities are a lot more than you think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection htt

by fosco 11y ago

it is Customs and Border Protection, their responsibilities are a lot more than you think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protec... http://www.cbp.gov/about http://www.cbp.gov/about

protomyth 11y ago
Every one of their powers and directives is worded against foreign threats, not people inside the border. The mission creep is similar to how anti-terrorist laws are used for drug enforcement.
- deciplex 11y ago
  > The mission creep is similar to how anti-terrorist laws are used for drug enforcement. So, totally legal, then.
nefitty 11y ago
"While its primary mission is preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States, CBP is also responsible for... protecting American businesses from intellectual property theft." That's news to me!