"The new requirements are part of an initiative begun by the Bush administration and continued under President Obama"
Also see: Homeland Security to scan fingerprints of travellers exiting the US
North American Union Being Built Piece-by-Piece
"Delays seen unlikely along US-Canada border" by Bloomberg News | May 29, 2009
WASHINGTON - US customs officials said they will not strictly enforce new identification requirements at land and sea borders with Canada on June 1 because of business leaders' concerns about the impact on trade and travel.
Translation: BUSINESS LEADERS KNOW that "terrorism" is -- for the umpteenth time -- a GOVERNMENT-CREATED, FUNDED and DIRECTED TOOL -- and the GOVERNMENT is basically ADMITTING IT!
I'll tell you one thing: better NOT BE a 'terrorist" attack here anytime soon then! SCREW the DOUGH when it comes to our safety from "terrorists" -- what could be more sacred after 9/11 than keeping the American people safe, I mean, we hear it all the time, anyway?
Customs and Border Protection officers will issue warnings to most people who lack the correct documents and use discretion in detaining people for questioning, said Jayson Ahern, acting customs commissioner. The United States "will have a flexible enforcement policy on June 1," he told reporters.
Translation; they will be letting the patsies through.
Eventually, "we'll get to a point where" full compliance will be required, he said. The new requirements are part of an initiative begun by the Bush administration and continued under President Obama to make it harder for terrorists to enter the country.
Notice how the TYRANNY ALWAYS COMES BACK to that SELF-JUSTIFYING LIE?
US security officials have said the US-Canada border, crossed by 400,000 people daily, is porous, potentially offering prime entry points for terrorists....
While ILLEGALS SPILL OVER the SOUTHERN BORDER and NO PROB!
El STINKO with the TERRORISTO!!!!
Customs officials took a similar approach last year when they began requiring travelers to provide proof of citizenship. While business and industry officials praised that effort for minimizing delays, they said it's unwise to impose new rules during an economic crisis.
Hey, when OUR SAFETY from the TERRORISTS is at stake, NO COST is TOO GREAT -- unless its all a CRAP LIE!!!!!!!!
"Any delay, any bottleneck, any legitimate traveler not able to go across to service a piece of equipment or for a legitimate business purpose is a problem," said Shaun Donnelly, senior director for international business policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, a Washington-based lobbying group.
Watch, we will get two classes now; a business class that is whisked through and the rest of us sitting in a hot, smelly airport.
Some of those fears may be unfounded because companies that frequently do business across the border will be prepared, said Christopher Sand, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, a policy research organization in Washington.
And because TERRORISM is.... ???
I keep waiting for the other MSM shoe to fall but it never does.
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