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Birthright citizenship is not the norm the world over, just in Canada and the USA and a few other parts of the new world. It is something I’m proud of.

Hi Keith, I agree that every person, when in another country, should keep track of the rules. However, how would you feel if anyone in your family, or you, were treated as the Canadian woman was treated by this country, for a simple infringement. Jerry Baumchen

I’ve certainly never heard of a US citizen being caught up in a Canadian ICE prison system with no rights or access to legal representation.

Right. But there's a bit of a difference now. Nowadays even if US visitors do everything right, they could end up in jail for weeks or months. Which, of course, is all part of the "crackdown" that's been touted by the administration. Trump's hope is that word of this mistreatment will get out and cause immigrants to "self-deport."

Damn the shit available these days crosses the line. It used to be we'd need to fetch mushrooms out of cow patties to get to your side of reality. Anyway it's oars, rudders, and sextants. Please note: illiteracy and ignorance are not virtues, they are embarrassments to all except the illiterate and ignorant. It's just too bad that what you offer here isn't seen as equal to trolling.

Hi John, If I were a non-US citizen, I would not travel here unless absolutely necessary. At this time, it is just too risky. Jerry Baumchen PS) Ken, I feel sorry for your countrywoman, no one should be treated that way. It is barbaric.

AKA the peacetime equivalent of that post Vietnam-era t-shirt: shoot them all and let God sort them out Wendy P.

Rich, the reason you don’t get moderated is because you don’t do personal attacks or make jokes about pedophilia. But do understand, no one watches the videos suggested by someone who can’t seem to have two sentences in a row make sense. By and large, I don’t watch videos anyway; they’re almost always narratives designed to convince, they’re not information Wendy P.

The only reason given for some of these affronts to common decency is that the Secretary of State's opinion is that based on something they wrote on social media they present "a danger to US foreign policy". No law was broken, no crimes charged. It's intimidation pure and simple - in the land of the free and the home of the brave with a Constitutional right to free speech, keep your mouth shut or else.

I think those ideas sound reasonable. Of course, you’d be excoriated for failing to militarize the border. Wendy P.

I agree with this. I get three days worth of texts before a doctor's appointment. Surely, we could input a text system to notify three days before visa expiration.

I screwed up and landed with a few strawberries in Sydney once and got a finger wag if I promised to be good in the future. Once leaving Sydney for the US on United they tried to tell us that according to FAA rules we couldn't carry on our rigs. Not so, of course. So I told them that no way we were checking $10,000 parachutes and held firm. We were upper deck, biz class on a 747 which helped when the Captain intervened and agreed they could come on board to be stored in the pursers locker. Not long into the flight a couple of stews came by politely asking if they could see the $10,000 dollar pair of shoes.

All he does is pee in the pool; it shouldn't be tolerated.

Hi John, Done. Jerry Baumchen

I’ve been to Canada a number of times the last few years. It’s way easier to get into Canada than back into the US. Just based on the length of the lines, and the average time per person when there is a line getting into Canada. Wendy P.

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When Canada, the UK, Denmark, Germany, Australia and Finland issue warnings to their citizens about travel to the USA words fail me.

What surprises me is the living presidents and vice presidents. get them all in a room and on message.

This is what I find surprising about the American right, that they are surprised by something that was spelled out in glowing neon letters during the campaign. Trump during the campaign: Says repeatedly he will do something outrageous when in power. Republicans: You libs should stop being so hyperbolic, you’re not supposed to take him literally! Trump in office: Does exact outrageous thing he said he would do. Republicans: If only someone could have warned us this was going to happen!