Here's an interesting topic regarding immigration law. What exactly is
"proper inspection", and how is it determined? If someone crossed
through a proper point of entry but the Inspecting Officer fails to do
his/her job and lets someone through, was that person "properly"
inspected? Here's what I mean.
Say a person crosses regularly, to the point of crossing 4-5 times a
week. The Inspecting Officers start to recognize this person, and give
them less of a hard time getting through, since they know their
situation and they obviously know that that person comes back to their
home country.
Eventually it gets to a point where when the Officers see this person
they don't even bother calling them up to the desk to ask questions,
they just say "Hey, how's it going?..." and let them through without
any check of identification. In this case, is that person being
properly inspected? If not, who's fault (if any) is it? Obviously,
this could have serious implications regarding not only that person's
immigration status but the role of the Inspecting Officers regarding
immigration law.
Is every time one enters the United States different? Or can the
Inspecting Officers legally use previous visits to determine their
decision about future visits? I know it is only human nature to be
lazy, especially when one is at a boring job (Canadian border isn't as
"intense" as the Mexican one). But if one's job involves protecting
national security, can one afford to "slack off"? |
249037. Who's responsible?
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