Last week I was waiting for a friend to enter the US on vacation. He had to wait in a line with his visa and passport to get some special "permission slip" to go beyond the border city. There were 10 people in this line, and we waited for over 2 hours while at least 5 border officers drank coffee, talked on personal cell phones, played on the computer, ate snacks, and talked about their weekends. Eventually everyone in line was told they did not have the right paperwork (even with passport and valid visa) and had to go home. Upsetting, but my real issue is...I am a tax paying citizen of the US, and when I saw the border officers lounging around like it was a Sunday brunch....I was upset!! I got the feeling they didn't have US citizens in their offices very often, and were not used to dealing with people who have actual RIGHTS. I want to know who I can contact to report abuse of taxpayer dollars. I don't pay taxes so people can sit around on their butts all day.
2007-01-12
18:06:41
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