Originally Posted by
Blogndog
Just ridiculous -- reminds me of The 10000 dollar cash limit. They establish clear specific limits -- how much cash you can carry, how long you can stay, etc, but then they want to harass people for going close to the limits. If they don't want people staying 86 days then they should make the limit 85 days and not bother anyone that stays 84. If they don't want people carrying 9950 dollars they should change the limit to 9949. What they really prefer is rules that are so arcane and confusing that it's impossible for anyone to follow them, so when there is clarity and people read and follow the rules it makes them unhappy because it's frustrating their plans to turn everyone into a felon.
No, they are profiling for patterns that
may indicate illegal activity. Carrying $9,950 through on
one trip is perfectly legal. But, the person carrying $9,950 is more likely to be structuring transactions than the person carrying $300. Same with the person staying 86 days instead of 14 days. They get the scrutiny.