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UtakataNoAnnex said:
I mean, if they /ignore court orders, maybe everyone else should /ignore EO's...
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The problem is, the executive is the guys with guns wearing masks without uniforms who take you down on the street and ship you out of state under the cover of darkness. They're harder to ignore than judges.
 
EBT said:
I don't understand why all Americans are not in revolt against what is happening. They will be targeted next.
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You have people in this thread who think boycotting Israel and protesting against the genocide in Gaza is equivalent to terrorist activity, while themselves likely being the next target of these purges. It's not just an American thing.
 
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Towered said:
I briefly considered taking a short trip down to the US later this year for an upcoming milestone birthday (something like Las Vegas since I've never been there), but nah, I don't think I will now.
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Our daughter's friend (actually her mat leave stand-in) just turned down a conference in the US. She is a dual citizen but travels on a Canadian passport and after reading about people being hassled at the border decided it wasn't worth it.
 
lenaitch said:
Our daughter's friend (actually her mat leave stand-in) just turned down a conference in the US. She is a dual citizen but travels on a Canadian passport and after reading about people being hassled at the border decided it wasn't worth it.
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I actually considered visiting Brazil this year but the connection via Miami made me reconsider.

I instead chose to visit my cousins in Hungary in June/July only to find out I may find myself in the middle of a political protest (again). I have a bad habit of ending up in large scale protests when I visit my cousins and it is growing tiresome.

My cousins have an affinity for Texas Pete's Hot Sauce because of the little cowboy on the bottle. I think it has to do with their love of all things American in that part of the world dating back to the end of the Cold War.
 
evandyk said:
The problem is, the executive is the guys with guns wearing masks without uniforms who take you down on the street and ship you out of state under the cover of darkness. They're harder to ignore than judges.
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You are speaking of the US here, where guys with guns seem to be a right of passage there, lol...

...that said though, it is true that court orders don't have the same weight in enforcement like EO's do (and maybe they should here). Which makes EO's highly undemocratic, iMO...but if everyone /ignores them it becomes much more difficult to enforce on a wider scale, because there's just not enough holding facilities that can house everyone. Or completely crippling the US in any attempt to, IMO.
 
afransen said:
This kind of behaviour tells me it is not safe for non-citizens to step foot in the US.
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International tourists are increasingly taking that position when it come to U.S. travel:

‘Trump Slump’ Looms as Foreign Visitors Rethink Travel to U.S.​

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Christoph Bartel, 28, a German citizen who lives in Norway, had planned a trip to Arizona this summer to visit national parks. He canceled his plans last week in response to the Trump administration’s firing of national park employees and reversal of environmental regulations.

“It does not feel right to support the American economy when the president is causing so much sabotage,” Mr. Bartel said. “It is disappointing to abandon a special trip we planned for months, but we will go to Canada or Mexico instead.”
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Luke Miller, the owner of the family-run company Real New York Tours, said his business was being decimated after droves of mainly Canadian visitors canceled following Mr. Trump’s announcement on tariffs.
“I just had 20 busloads of seniors cancel their upcoming tours. That’s thousands of dollars of losses for my small business,” Mr. Miller said, adding that he is receiving cancellations as far out as the winter holiday season and has no bookings from Europeans this summer, his second biggest market after Canada. He called the situation “heart-wrenching.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/travel/foreign-travel-to-united-states-trump.html
 
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/bleh
 
lenaitch said:
She is a dual citizen but travels on a Canadian passport and after reading about people being hassled at the border decided it wasn't worth it.
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It's also important to note country of origin in your Canadian passport. Mine says GB, so I'm in the good books, for now. If your Canadian passport says Iran or Afghanistan, not so much.

Passports in general - Canada.ca

Passports in general
www.canada.ca www.canada.ca

You need to list your place of birth on your application. You can ask for your place of birth to not appear in your passport, but if you do, you may experience problems, such as
  • problems getting a visa
  • delays at border crossings
  • being denied entry to a country
  • The consulate or embassy of the country you plan to visit can let you know if you need your place of birth on your passport. It’s your responsibility to check the requirements before travelling.
If you still don’t want your place of birth to appear on your passport despite these risks, you need to submit a new application for a passport and include a Request for a Canadian passport without place of birth (PPTC 077) (PDF, 1.06 MB) form with it.
 
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