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U.S. immigration bosses wreck 9-year-old British boy's dream trip to Disneyland (flight risk)
Daily Mail ^
| 16th January 2011
| Daily Mail Reporter
Posted on 01/16/2011 7:00:46 PM PST by bronxville
U.S. immigration bosses wreck 9-year-old British boys dream trip to Disneyland
Like any normal nine-year-old, meeting Mickey Mouse and friends at Disneyland would have turned Micah Strachan's birthday into the fairytale he had only ever dreamed of.
But a surprise trip, arranged by his grandparents, was cruelly dashed when U.S. immigration officials turned him away - because they claimed he was a flight risk.
Kathy and Edward Francis spent months planning every detail of the 'holiday of a lifetime' to Florida to celebrate grandson Micah's tenth birthday. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1347705/U-S-immigration-bosses-wreck-9-year-old-British-boy-s-dream-trip-Disneyland.html#ixzz1BG0qJaVO
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: 9yoflightrisk; pwn3d
To: bronxville
Nope, the ones who got him a South African passport as a British citizen did.
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:02:43 PM PST
by
Ingtar
(Together we go broke (from a Pookie18 post))
To: bronxville
His South African passport may have been the problem.
The Department of Homely Security is probably more interested in interdicting nascent “white terrorists” than going after Islamic maniacs.
My guess is if his name was Mohammad Akbar Al-Jihad, they never would have bothered him.
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:04:19 PM PST
by
ZULU
(No nation which tried to tolerate Islam escaped Islamization.)
To: bronxville
Actually, I think the question is, why is he trying to fly on a South African passport, if he’s British.
I don’t think the suspicion is that he’s a terrorist, but that if he is allowed into the country, he might not leave.
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:04:34 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: bronxville
I have a hard time finding sympathy for a kid from a family able to span the globe for mouse fun, when several million American kids already in Califa can not afford to get into the Anaheim park.
Is this kid a mooselimb ?>
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:07:13 PM PST
by
kbennkc
(For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
To: bronxville
Anarcho-tyranny in action. Google the term.
To: bronxville
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:08:48 PM PST
by
Tread EZ
(God bless you and yours)
To: bronxville
“Kathy and Edward Francis spent months planning every detail of the ‘holiday of a lifetime’ to Florida to celebrate grandson Micah’s tenth birthday...”
Every detail except ensuring that his passport was in order. Idiots.
And if Immigration DID let him in and he overstayed, people would be whining, years from now, that ICE did not do it’s job.
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:09:07 PM PST
by
Joann37
To: Tread EZ
Check the average winter weather in EuroDisney vs. U.S. Disney, either location. Get back to us.
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:11:59 PM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: bronxville
Why did they think this kid was any greater flight risk than any other 9 year old boy?
To: ZULU
He wasn't denied by Customs on arrival. He was denied an entry visa by Dept. of State.
I'm no expert, but I don't think he would need a visa if he held a British passport.
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:16:53 PM PST
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: bronxville
“Tessa Jowell, Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, has hit back at the U.S. authorities, saying...”
Is Michael Savage still banned from the UK? If so, then I don’t want to hear whining from their government.
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:20:29 PM PST
by
Gil4
(Sometimes it's not low self-esteem - it's just accurate self-assessment.)
To: Joann37
If he just comes thru Mexico there would be no problem.
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:21:56 PM PST
by
JBCiejka
To: bronxville
Now, by cracky. Proof that the Janet No-polatino and Homeland Security are finally cracking down on possible UDAs and maybe tourist er terrorist.
Way to go Janet! Stop’em in their tracks.
Why that lil kid could have recked untold havoc on Disneyland or even Disneyworld. Just think about it, cutting in lines,, spilling soda pop and leaving chewing gum wrappers on the ground. Maybe even screaming with delight. And And And he possibly, could have, maybe overstayed his visa.
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:24:11 PM PST
by
Tupelo
To: bronxville
If he’s going to Disneyland, why on Earth is he flying to Florida?
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:26:38 PM PST
by
Question Liberal Authority
(Worst. Post-Racial. And Post-Partisan. Agent Of Hope And Change. EVER.)
To: Cicero
Actually, I think the question is, why is he trying to fly on a South African passport, if hes British.
I agree 100%. The grandparents seem to think that they can just whisk their grandkid off to a foreign country any time they want without a valid passport.
We're taking our kid on a Disney Cruise. We got him a valid US passport 2 years before the trip.
Otherwise, anyone from any country could enter the USA at any time on the pretense that they're "going to Disney".
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posted on
01/16/2011 7:37:43 PM PST
by
Question Liberal Authority
(Worst. Post-Racial. And Post-Partisan. Agent Of Hope And Change. EVER.)
To: Question Liberal Authority
The mix-up is Disney LAND which is in California, and Disney WORLD, which is in Florida. I always remember the difference because I worked for a rental car company for two years, and WDW is one of the abbreviations for Orlando rental car locations.
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: Question Liberal Authority
They didn't know that it would not be accepted.
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posted on
01/16/2011 8:46:52 PM PST
by
ANGGAPO
(Layte Gulf Beach Club)
To: kbennkc
I have a hard time finding sympathy for a kid from a family able to span the globe for mouse fun, when several million American kids already in Califa can not afford to get into the Anaheim park. If the wasn't using the sarcastic font, are you sure you are on the right site? Have you considered one that promotes "social fairness"
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posted on
01/16/2011 11:32:00 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce - Karl Marx)
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