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On 4 May 2005 14:57:43 -0700, wrote:
The I-68 procedure has only been in place, in the past, for the
smallest boats. I'm surprised that your Maxum apparently fell into that
category. Over 30-feet, we have always had to pay an annual fee of $25
for customs inspection and buy a decal.
I'm absolutely confident that the terrorists hoping to cross into the
US from Canada won't be doing so on a 38-foot Bayliner or a 42 Grand
Banks.....or if they are they won't land anywhere near one of the few
Customs offices in the area. Darn. They'll just have to cross one of
those unpatrolled little side streets where it's "Whiterock, BC" on the
north side of the road and "Blaine, WA" on the other.
Our borders are a seive, and (especially the Mexican border)
deliberately so. The wages of the poorest 20% of Americans are
artificially deflated by competition from illegal aliens, (willing to
work without benefits, off the clock, and for a fraction of minimum
wage)....thereby saving all employers some money- whether they directly
employ the illegals or not.
Given the truth of what you say, I'm surprised more Democrats aren't pounding
the table to take control of our borders. I think my next vote will go to
whomever will do something about the problem.
--
John H
"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."
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