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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: US-CBP Closes Border-Straddling Library Entrance to Canadidians
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:46:44 -0000 (UTC)
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Nyssa <Nyssa@logicalinsight.net> wrote:
>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?

I'm just pissed that it's become necessary.

>. . .