Rio starts ID checks on US flyers

[KrazyHorse]

We seem to be doing a pretty good job of filtering the legitimate from the criminal so far.

[KrazyHorse]

I'd say it's the US, UK, France and Germany that have to do a lot more worrying in that department, actually.

[notyoueither]

Oh no, you didn't say that, did you?

[KrazyHorse]

Why?

[notyoueither]

Dirty laundry. Do we want to air it in public?

[KrazyHorse]

Which case you thinking of?

[notyoueither]

The whole sordid mess with war criminals. Add to that that anyone who turns up on our borders can walk out onto the streets without even the thinest pretext of having a legitimate reason to be here. We do not detain refugee claimants, we release them and hope that they show up for the hearing.

[Fake Boris]

Most terrorists involved in 9/11 didn't go through Canada first. They went to the US directly. The American accusations against Canada's customs are pure PR BS.

[notyoueither]

And when the US tightens up? What then will the bad guys do, oh enlightened one?

There was no point to skirt the US border before. It was wide open. As it closes, those so inclined will try to get around it. Let's see, Mexico in the South with tight controls and close surveillance of the crossings, or the largest undefended border in the world to the North, with nice fields to take a brief walk over? Oh, and what's this? The country to the North has a: the longest coastline in the world, and b: very little control of it's major ports for immigration, let alone patrolling the vast expanses of coast.

Gee, if they are serious about getting there, I wonder what they will do. *scratches head*

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by notyoueither
The whole sordid mess with war criminals. Add to that that anyone who turns up on our borders can walk out onto the streets without even the thinest pretext of having a legitimate reason to be here. We do not detain refugee claimants, we release them and hope that they show up for the hearing.

First off, most of the war criminals which were here entered ages ago (1950's-1970's?). Secondly, most countries in the world have found people like that living in their borders.

As to your claims wrt immigrants, not true. We detain many "high-risk" refugee claimants, and, IIRC are starting to detain a majority of the young adult male claimants.

As I recall the government just bought an old hotel in Toronto to detain refugee claimants in until their hearing...

[Berzerker]

Hey Boris, where in the definition of democracy do you see rights or free speech?

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
Most terrorists involved in 9/11 didn't go through Canada first. They went to the US directly. The American accusations against Canada's customs are pure PR BS.

None went through Canada. None had ever been in Canada at any time in their lives, to my knowledge.

Please don't spread **** that isn't true.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by notyoueither
And when the US tightens up? What then will the bad guys do, oh enlightened one?

There was no point to skirt the US border before. It was wide open. As it closes, those so inclined will try to get around it. Let's see, Mexico in the South with tight controls and close surveillance of the crossings, or the largest undefended border in the world to the North, with nice fields to take a brief walk over?

The US already has constant helo border patrols over the 49th, and has for a decade.

[notyoueither]

Oh good. I guess they stopped the cigarette smuggling that went on and is beginning to happen again, or not.

[Berzerker]

Where are you O Boris? I'm waiting for your proof that I advocated the mass murder of social democrats.