Originally Posted by Morrissey
Every time I have traveled from YVR back to the US, I have been subjected to secondary screening by US Customs, most likely because I only had carry-on luggage
and I was traveling solo. They always seem very suspicious of me and ask me lots of questions to try to make me inadvertently "confess" to some awful crime. Once I was asked, "did you use any illegal narcotics while you were in Canada?" I would love to know how many US citizens visit Canada for the sole purpose of engaging in illegal activities.
Having said all that, I find Canadian immigration and customs to be equally annoying and suspcious of me. I've been subjected to lengthy interrogation and a
thorough search of my carry-on luggage almost every time I have visited Canada. I guess they don't like solo travelers either!
When I return from Canada, I only have carry-ons and am traveling solo. There are plenty of others out there like that. I have never been asked the deeper questions that you get. Maybe I don't look like a terrorist, maybe the guy collecting the declaration cards likeed me jabbing him about the Oakland Raiders.
Something's in their computers about you...that's the only plausible explanation.