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I wonder how much money the US government is going to waste on arresting, holding, processing, and then deporting people who would have turned around and left i
by crooked-v 7y ago
I wonder how much money the US government is going to waste on arresting, holding, processing, and then deporting people who would have turned around and left if asked.
- tantalor 7y agoWrong question... right question is, who is enriching themselves on this policy?
- _bxg1 7y agoI don't think it's anything so elaborate as that. I think it's simple sadism on the part of the thugs. They just like exerting power.
- senderista 7y agoCan confirm, I was detained by the INS back in the 90s, with my US passport in hand, because I didn't look "American" enough. After holding me for a couple hours I was dismissed with no apology and no explanation, though a customs official helpfully explained that I "looked like a terrorist".
- Rebelgecko 7y agoAccording to another article, the Canadian border police wouldn't let them back in. It's a shady story— two of the "holidaymakers" had recently been denied US visas and were carrying $16,000 (USD!) in cash