Day trip status change questions

[aaron2020 11,651]

Patriotism is silly and stupid.

Two months ago when we crossed the border retiring from another country they gave her until January. She has since returned to Canada and tried to come back into the USA and the agent arbitrarily gave her a huge limit. Why should I be patriotic about a system that allows this? What rules are they going off of that they can't be consistent and direct me somewhere that clearly displays them? Why is it up to some specific officer and how they feel? These people aren't experts at lie detection and constitutional law.

You're not an expert at constitutional law either.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Gee, did you think that perhaps all of these trips to the usa are making them suspicious?

[Pennycat 880]

Patriotism is silly and stupid.

Two months ago when we crossed the border retiring from another country they gave her until January. She has since returned to Canada and tried to come back into the USA and the agent arbitrarily gave her a huge limit. Why should I be patriotic about a system that allows this? What rules are they going off of that they can't be consistent and direct me somewhere that clearly displays them? Why is it up to some specific officer and how they feel? These people aren't experts at lie detection and constitutional law.

What is happening is that they are doing their jobs. It is their duty to make sure that people crossing the border are doing so in accordance with our laws--- and some of those include the fact that foreigners can't live and work here on tourist/visitors visas. They clearly have suspicion that she is attempting to live and work here (she told them as much once, and the ongoing relationship is a flag for potentially living here), and she doesn't have the clearance to do that. What would you have them do in this situation?

Also---why just the day trip to Detroit? Is that what you told them you were planning? Were you actually planning something else? If so, they probably could tell may be calling your bluff. Think of this as a test of her (and your) honesty. Fail it and you will have nothing but trouble down the road. And, frankly, you'll have no one to blame but yourself. I know that when it's personal and you know (or think) that you're not doing anything wrong, and especially if you're from a more privileged country it seems insane that you can't just do whatever you want. But you have to remember, that wealthy, friendly, special country or not, it is still a foreign country and most of those rules that apply to, say, Mexicans, apply to her, too (except the biggie-- she doesn't need a visa to enter which is a huge privilege that literally only Canadians have and if I were her I would be extremely careful to not lose it).

For what it's worth, this is in no way just a US thing. On 2 different trips to Costa Rica to visit my fiance, I was only granted the exact number of days I told the border agents I was planning to stay (normal is 90 days). They have a fairly significant problem with foreigners, Americans and Canadians in particular using tourist visas to de-facto immigrate, doing border runs to Nicaragua or Panama every 90 days. They don't like it for a variety of reasons but are mostly stuck with it, and every now and then they give people hassle at the border if they suspect that they are engaging in this "perpetual tourism" scheme.

[HFM181818 750]

Perhaps the OP should strongly consider giving up his US citizenship, as he apparently has little regard for the laws of our country (and, BTW, our Constitution does not give YOU the right to decide how along an alien may be admitted to my country....I suggest you give it another read) nor its borders nor the people who protect them....but I say let's give him a chance....please, find that RIGHT in our Constitution that gives you the authority to decide how long an alien is to be admitted (or even admitted at all) to my country.....we are waiting for your learned reply.

[Unidentified 2,930]

Patriotism is silly and stupid.

Two months ago when we crossed the border retiring from another country they gave her until January. She has since returned to Canada and tried to come back into the USA and the agent arbitrarily gave her a huge limit. Why should I be patriotic about a system that allows this? What rules are they going off of that they can't be consistent and direct me somewhere that clearly displays them? Why is it up to some specific officer and how they feel? These people aren't experts at lie detection and constitutional law.

Have you maybe considered that they're getting suspicious about her frequent visits? You do realize they're just doing they're job right? It's fascinating how many USC's do not respect the people protecting your country's borders.

What do you mean by "a system that allows this?". Do you mean that you're upset because the system is working? She is frequently going to the US and the CBP officer was nice and gave her a day trip to Detroit and you want to make sure that CBP never trust her again?

[HFM181818 750]

Greenland might be another option...

[TBoneTX 45,959]

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