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RandySF

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30. BP is the new NYPD.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2017, 07:50 PM

Feb 2017

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Gestapo detained famous French historian for 10 hours at Houston Itl Airport . [View all] dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 OP

No one is gonna want to come here. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #1

Add international and exchange students to the list. I can't imagine parents feeling comfortable suffragette Feb 2017 #6

I told all my international students -- many of them Saudi -- KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #18

It's a tremendous loss in exchange of ideas and culture toward better understanding. suffragette Feb 2017 #22

And then we wouldn't need a wall. LisaL Feb 2017 #15

And I barely want to be here. n/t moonscape Feb 2017 #20

Tourism down 7% and internet tourism searches down 17%. sarcasmo Feb 2017 #21

K&R for wtf uppityperson Feb 2017 #2

This travel ban is illegal and immoral and wrong and completely unconstitutional. Initech Feb 2017 #3

Border Patrol and INS went full Nazi on people real fast huh? Brown shirts in waiting apparently. TeamPooka Feb 2017 #4

INS no longer exists and Border Patrol agents are not active at ports of entry grantcart Feb 2017 #24

Houston Int'l is Nazi Central. Hulk Feb 2017 #5

We have devolved from the "Shining City on the Hill" to the dregs in the sewer where nobody wants to world wide wally Feb 2017 #7

The idiots love this stuff. I hope nobody comes here, not one person, until Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #29

As Rousso notes: "United States is no longer quite the United States." suffragette Feb 2017 #8

This is so embarrassing. How can we possibly apologize to OldHippieChick Feb 2017 #9

Well, for starters, he is on Twitter dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #10

What is even worse is that these outrages continue despite the judicial stay tblue37 Feb 2017 #11

I'm still hoping to hear something OldHippieChick Feb 2017 #13

This guy shouldn't have been affected by the travel restrictions to begin with. LisaL Feb 2017 #14

On December 26th, they already detained my German wife, who was traveling with me. DFW Feb 2017 #12

I had a mental flash that all this might be field exercises.... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #23

It's embarrassing for visitors to be confronted with this. lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #16

This particular individual has been to US many times prior. LisaL Feb 2017 #17

When will the Judicial Branch enforce its ruling malaise Feb 2017 #19

Interesting question, kiddo.. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #26

Your post gave me this thought, does trip insurance cover this type of thing and if so, rzemanfl Feb 2017 #28

I really don't know malaise Feb 2017 #31

I didn't mean to assign homework. I will see if I can find anything myself. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #33

I need to find out for myself - homework is good but it's Oscars tonight malaise Feb 2017 #34

I did it for you. The answer is "no" unless you can cancel before you leave- rzemanfl Feb 2017 #35

Thanks malaise Feb 2017 #36

My wife is watching and I saw that when I passed by. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #37

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2017 #25

Kick. dalton99a Feb 2017 #27

BP is the new NYPD. RandySF Feb 2017 #30

No one will want to come here for any reason, not even business. The tourist industry will hit appleannie1943 Feb 2017 #32

KNR Lucinda Feb 2017 #38