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		mortarion 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my da... Most people in the USA live within 100 miles of the border. That 100 miles limit was chosen for a purpose, to weaken protections for most US citizens.

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red-iron-pine 1 day ago [–]

the 100 mile limit was chosen because its ~2 hour drive at 60mph, assuming some stop lights and on-ramps.

someone jumps the fence or is smuggled in via truck, etc., then CBP has maybe a couple hours to track them.

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