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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 10:48 am
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Originally Posted by Barbara Z
and how about the Global Entry program? Gets you thru immigration faster, but does it help at "normal" security lines?
No, it doesn't, which is the grand stupidity of it all.

Those of us who have NEXUS cards know the process of how to get one:

*Lengthy application
*Background check
*Interview with Canadian officials
*Interview with American officials
*Fingerprinting
*Iris scans

All of that grants me the right to whiz right through the lines at the border with the tap of my NEXUS card at the kiosk because I have been declared a trusted traveler.

However, if I dare to take a 12 oz. can of Diet Coke through security at the airport...
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