Pubdate: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Copyright: 2014 Postmedia Network Inc. Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/477 Author: Ras Gosse Page: A11 WHY IS ROB FORD ALLOWED INTO U.S.? Re: Rob Ford defends his record as mayor on Jimmy Kimmel's TV show, March 4 A B.C. woman named Jess Goldstein was denied entry into the U. S and barred for life, for admitting to the customs officials she had smoked marijuana in the past. Her car was searched, she was questioned for six hours and told she could never enter the U. S. again. She owns a cabin in Washington state and her father is American so she used to cross quite often. Now she can cross the border only because she was granted an official waiver, which cost her almost $ 600, and has to be renewed again each year. Meanwhile, Rob Ford, our fool mayor of Toronto, an admitted smoker of crack cocaine, has crossed the border into the U. S. to appear on American TV. How come the U. S. customs officials let him cross the border? Where is the punishment for Rob Ford? How come he does not have to pay $ 600 a year to visit? It would have been less of an embarrassment for Canada if he had been barred. Ras Gosse Langley - --- MAP posted-by: Matt