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Fadwa Alaoui is a Moroccan-born Canadian citizen living in Brossard, Quebec. Like a lot of Quebecers, she sometimes drives down to Vermont to take advantage of the deals. But on Saturday, when her family pulled up at the border, Alaoui encountered something new.
After the usual set of questions, Alaoui was asked about her religion and her thoughts on U.S. President Donald Trump. Border agents took her phone and fingerprints. Four hours later she was told that her family wasn't welcome and she was forced to turn back.
Alaoui spoke with As It Happens guest host Helen Mann about her ordeal and why she is struggling to explain what happened to her son. Here is part of their conversation.
I read this story and am not surprised at all. To be fair the US border guards are tough on everyone from my experience. Is it right? Imo if it's the average citizen with no criminal record then it's discrimination. Example of how strict the border can be. A known Cdn(hip-hop Mc) was banned from touring the US. The reason he had friends in a certain known MC club. Border agents pulled up pics of him on the net posing with his "criminal friends" and denied him entry. So technically "guilty by association" Smh brutal!
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