Border Control Too Controlling?

[pastafreak]

It's getting a bit much....

First,Muhammad Ali's son...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/muhammad-ali-son-detained-questioned-us-border-control

A former PM of Norway...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/03/former-norway-pm-bondevik-held-washington-dulles-airport-2014-visit-iran

And a well known Australian children's author on her 117th visit to the US...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/australian-childrens-author-mem-fox-detained-by-us-border-control-i-sobbed-like-a-baby

[jno]

yes, today's Golden Shoehorn award is already in the bag...

[mikey4444]

AOG...I am tempted to reply to your rather stupid post, but I just can't be bothered !

[Islay]

I travel to America almost every year and so far have been treated with dignity and respect, however on going on to get a new Esta in preparation of my next visit, I have now been told I have to apply for a Visa - my crime despite holding a British passport I was born abroad!

[mikey4444]

Islay....it could be worse....you could be Muslim !

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

Ah! so it touched the nerve that I aimed for? Good.

[Islay]

Well I have visited Egypt but that was on a previous passport!!

[pastafreak]

I suspected this thread would deteriorate into "nerve-touching"...such a shame he's proud of it.

[anotheoldgit]

Islay

How many passports do you have?

[mikey4444]

They will know all about that visit I expect !

But isn't it strange that they didn't know that this chap was the son of Muhammad Ali ? I am sure a few clicks on a keyboard would have told them that.

Come to think of it....what if Ali Senior was still alive ? Would he be subjected to 2 hours of questioning ?

[Islay]

AOG what business is that of yours?

[Zacs-Master]

It would be funny if it weren't so ironic AOG:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1533260.html

[Zacs-Master]

Apologies, I appear to be adding to the diversion. Irony Klaxon please.

[anotheoldgit]

pastafreak

/// I suspected this thread would deteriorate into "nerve-touching"...such a shame he's proud of it. ///

Most opposing posts on AB are designed to touch a nerve, and one has every right to be proud, if it succeeds.

[Zacs-Master]

But it wasn't an opposing post, it was completely 'out of left field' as our American cousins say. A silly, utterly irrelevant post, with the sole intention of needling someone. If you're proud of that as a debating skill, then you should be ashamed of yourself.

[jno]

aog, please stop. You're trolling on someone else's thread. Start your own.

[Zacs-Master]

OMG, AOG is now head of foreign affairs!

It's almost like watching Trump's tweets!

[ummmm]

Islay didn't say she had more than one passport!!

[Islay]

Really AOG well thank you for telling me I am not a true British Citizen!

[mikey4444]

Islay....don't feed the trolls !

Ignore him.