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Experience crossing into the USA? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by ohshit604@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Afternoon y’all.

My company is trying to get me to go to the US to train some folks in our department, the problem is I don’t trust the US border agency whatsoever especially when it comes to my digital devices.

My boss crosses weekly so it makes me think there won’t be an issue however, I really don’t want to take the chance of being searched.

What’s been your recent experience crossing the border?

Edit: I should note that I haven’t left my province in about 15 years so this is all new to me.

Edit 2: Thank you all for the responses, I spoke with a majority of my co-workers and HR and for the most part everyone agrees that the Americans should come up to Canada or we train someone who is comfortable entering the US.

My HR department is going to speak with my boss hopefully sorts out a plan that works with everyone.

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[-] Steve@startrek.website 25 points 1 month ago

100% serious

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

I'm Métis, on the darker side, but mostly pass as white-enough. My mum and step-dad took us to meet his family in Indiana summer of 2002. We got picked for "random security checks" every leg of the journey, we were quite poor...so we had to make 4 transfers in the US. I've been back to the US a lot since then, I have family and friends down the way. Every time I went I get extra attention from TSA or border authority.
Just to put this into context, I now live in Scotland, you know....where they make white people. And not one single person I've interacted with thinks I'm not white. I was in London during the lockdowns, and had a shocking moment of realisation when an afro-brit aunty who was drunk and getting right close in line got a bit aggressive when I asked her politely to give me a bit of space.
She said to me:

You fucking white people!

And I was like....holy shit....of course the context from home isn't the context here...I'm not seen as anything but another white guy. It legitimately fucked my head for a week....

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Are you legally allowed to work in the USA? I realize it is probably your company, but meeting for a business talk, is different than actually doing work in the other country. HR should advise you or your corporate lawyer

[-] plaguesandbacon@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Even that doesn't apply anymore

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