[conservative in nyc]

Since I don't know anyone who refuses to answer questions when returning from overseas, I'm not sure what right they have to re-enter (in this case).

This isn't a case of people refusing to answer questions when returning to the U.S. The two men are on the no-fly list, so they weren't allowed on the airplane to even GET to the U.S. when they tried to return here via Hong Kong. The airline told them when connecting in Hong Kong that they couldn't fly them here. They wouldn't be able to fly from New York to L.A., either.

That wouldn't necessarily stop them from being able to fly to Canada or Mexico and driving across the border, from taking a boat to get here, or perhaps even chartering a plane to get here.

Once on American soil, immigration officials would hopefully detain and extensively question the men about their terrorist ties and arrest them if warranted.

[BobL]

THANK YOU.

That's the whole point. They can come here, but not directly on an airplane. But their behavior certainly makes me wish they'd stay in some other country (the further, the better).