A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until he unlocked his phone

Re:A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until... by shitgoose on Sunday February 12, 2017 @08:23PM (#13632396)

a century ago one couldn't arrive to a foreign land and immediately start receiving monthly check, free housing, health and other services [savage, barbaric regimes!]. typically people arrived to a foreign country with means and purpose. why would anyone need a passport? to protect whom against whom?

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Re:A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until... by NotSammyHagar on Monday February 13, 2017 @02:12AM (#13633642)

wrong, at least in the case of america. This poem from 1883, this was on the St. of Liberty, which was errected in 1886 [1]. "give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses". They didn't have means. There were the people who wanted to prevent the racially inferior from coming here, like italians, before them irish, etc. We aren't that america still, in 2016. 133 years later.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Colossus

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Re:A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until... by shitgoose on Monday February 13, 2017 @04:00PM (#13638717)

i am not clear, which part of what i said is wrong.

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