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Re:A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until... by JammyDodger on Monday February 13, 2017 @04:00AM (#13634028)
Why is this even a story? I've had the same thing happen to multiple times coming into the UK. I'm also white and British if that makes any difference.
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Re:A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until... by agd on Monday February 13, 2017 @05:38AM (#13634353)
Just because we in the UK have the awful Schedule 7, does not mean it's generally acceptable in Western democracies.
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Re:A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until... by canttestthis on Monday February 13, 2017 @05:23AM (#13634298)
Because unlike the UK, the US has fundamental principles and values that are diametrically opposed to this.
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