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From: Nyssa <Nyssa@logicalinsight.net>
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Subject: Re: US-CBP Closes Border-Straddling Library Entrance to Canadidians
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:15 -0400
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Adam H. Kerman wrote:

> Nyssa <Nyssa@logicalinsight.net> wrote:
>>Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>>Nyssa <Nyssa@logicalinsight.net> wrote:
> 
>>>>Just a follow-up to the story.
> 
>>>>As of yesterday, the library has received over $150,000
>>>>in donations to be used to add an entrance on the
>>>>Canadian side of the building plus a parking area on the
>>>>Canadian side.
> 
>>>>Louise Penny, a Canadian author (of a mystery series I
>>>>enjoy) who lives in a nearby region of Quebec,
>>>>contributed $50,000 to the fund.
> 
>>>>I hope that the Canadian patrons of the library can
>>>>eventually enjoy the facility without any additional
>>>>hassles from the customs and immigration folks, but I
>>>>guess we'll see what happens.
> 
>>>>Nyssa, who hopes for the best, but these days figures on
>>>>the not-so-good happening instead
> 
>>>What a complete waste of money, and I suppose this cuts
>>>off the economy of the two neighboring towns in half.
> 
>>???
> 
> You have two adjoining communities. People would shop and
> use services on both sides of the border. With this
> crackdown, it's no longer possible.
> 
>>The money was from voluntary contributions from people
>>who care about making the library available to all the
>>residents on both sides of the border.
> 
> But except for appeasing phony security concerns, the
> monies should have been spent on something else. A small
> building doesn't require two entrances.
> 
>>No government money from either country is involved in
>>the planned work on the Canadian side.
> 
> It matters not that it wasn't government money. It's money
> being spent for a useless reason.
> 
>>. . .
The 'useless reason' was caused by something (the US Border
Patrol) out of their control. What else could they do in
order to continue using a service the townfolk had used for
over 100 years without interference?

Or are you suggesting the people on the Quebec side of the
border simply give up and stop using the library? At least
until another US administration reverses the new policy
which would be years away, if ever?

I'm sure they'd have been more than happy to not need
to spend the $$ on these changes, but given the circumstances,
I can understand why they plan to do so.

Nyssa, who wonders if the border cops are going to put
someone in the library once the new doors are put in to
make sure none of those Quebecers wander over the line