"Hatunen" wrote in message
news:fjbn939nvkds427mq2j2vf70mi8ss8upg7@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:39:41 -0700, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>
>>On Jul 15, 9:28 pm, Alan S wrote:
>>
>>> I've been wandering back through the answers. To be honest,
>>> I fail to see the problem or the hysteria over random
>>> checking.
>>
>>I find it objectionable in that it's on a transport that isn't
>>crossing the border and because it's an unnecessary and undesirable
>>delay.
>
> I would think the idea is that illegal immigrants may have
> boarded the train at a station close to the frontier after
> finding a way across. It's not much different than the highway
> checkpoints we have to put up with around these parts, some of
> which may be 80km from the Mexican frontier. I think the border
> agents at these checkpoints may actually get on coaches/buses and
> give the passengers the once-over.
Even if that's the case, wouldn't it be more efficient to check the couple
of dozen people who boarded in Buffalo prior to boarding, rather than stop
the entire train and question all non first class passengers?
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