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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by kobeya on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @12:30PM (#14703825)
I am a US citizen and I feel unwelcome and uncomfortable when I interact with border guards. I know you all have it worse and I have rights that you do not, but I just want to let you know that it is a systemic problem not limited to immigrants. It's rooted, I think, in the power-trippy "respect my authority" culture that has permeated all American law enforcement.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by redmaple on Friday July 07, 2017 @04:32PM (#14721813)
> I have rights that you do not

AFAIK your rights as a citizen don't apply at the border.

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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by kobeya on Friday July 07, 2017 @10:08PM (#14723674)
A US citizen cannot be denied entry. Your stuff can be, you can be stripped naked and cavity searched, ruthlessly interrogated, humiliated, temporarily detained, and generally treated without even a hint of human dignity. But they can't keep you from entering the country, eventually. This has been established by supreme court precedent.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by arikr on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @07:53PM (#14707154)
This is both good to know and sad at the same time. Thanks
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