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02-12-2013, 11:06 AM | #16 |
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I live in south central Wisconsin so I don't see how they could make such a claim stick myself.
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Here is an example. A couple of years ago I visited the southwest USA, in and around El Paso, Texas. I had left El Paso on the way to Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Some 60-70 miles (about 96-112 km) away from the US-Mexico border all traffic on the highway I was using was diverted for inspection by border patrol agents. An armed agent politely but intently asked me and my family where we were from, what our purpose was, etc. as another armed agent with a dog walked around our car and other agents looked on. Nothing was out of order and we were on our way after several minutes. Nonetheless it was somewhat intimidating and completely unexpected so far from the Mexican border.
I would be less willing to travel in border areas if such a policy were enacted. Last edited by LovesMacs; 02-12-2013 at 12:09 PM. Reason: Edited because of moderator notice. |
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Slightly off topic, but if this were introduced in the UK it would affect everybody. There is no part of the UK that is more than 100 miles from a coastline (nowhere further than about 75 miles actually).
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According to the graphic, 2/3 of the US population live within this 100 mile zone.
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A straight line from Sacramento to Point Bonita is 79 miles, which means that if you go out to the contiguous zone, the border is over 100 miles away. Sacramento is about 83 miles in a straight line from Lake Tahoe, Nevada. It just seems silly to claim it's close to an international border. Claiming the Sacramento Seaport is like claiming that Yuma, Arizona is an international destination because they have an international airport. Never mind that the only international flights are USMC flights bringing military personnel in for WTI... Last edited by MovieBird; 02-12-2013 at 12:30 PM. |
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