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Title: A horrifying story about U.S. Immigration
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Newsweek Budget Travel, Inc.,
URL Source: http://current.newsweek.com/budgett ... t_us_im.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Published: May 15, 2008
Author: Erik Torkells, Editor in Chief,
Post Date: 2008-05-15 12:36:32 by TwentyTwelve
Keywords: Immigration
Views: 115
Comments: 4
A horrifying story about U.S. Immigration Posted by: Erik Torkells, Editor in Chief, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 8:04 AM If you've ever stood in line at U.S. Immigration and wondered if the agents feel a bit too comfortable in their power--I know I have--then you should absolutely read this story in today's New York Times. (Actually, it's even more imperative that you read it if you don't think immigration agents are abusing their power.) To sum it up, an Italian man flew to Dulles airport outside D.C. to visit his American girlfriend. He ended up being detained in jail for 10 days for no apparent reason. (Agents claimed he asked for asylum; as the man's girlfriend says, "Who on earth would seek asylum from Italy?") Whether or not this is truly an isolated incident remains to be seen. But even if it is, the federal government must set up some kind of basic protection for travelers visiting the U.S. (because they have no rights at all). At a bare minimum, they must have the right—if refused entry—to communicate with whomever they choose (an embassy, family, the person they're visiting), and they must be given some sort of due process, including an explanation of why they're being held. What's more, U.S. immigration should have to regularly publish (daily? weekly?) a list of who's being detained and for how long. Is the US trying to make itself into a non-destination? It seems more like that with every piece of news like this we see.
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#2. To: TwentyTwelve (#0)
Who in their right mind would even want to come here? To all foreigners: Stay at home. You dont want to come here. It's not that I dont like foreigners, actually I have a "thing" for foreign women that haven't taken the feminism pill; it's that you are setting yourself up for a lot of trouble from the punks in power. You have more freedom where you are at right now. This is not the same country it was a generation ago. Dont say you weren't warned.
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Replies to Comment # 2. To all foreigners: Stay at home.
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