Chamber concerned about practice of "flagpoling" at border
PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Chamber of Commerce is on board with an effort to quell a practice that causing delays at the northern border.
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PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Chamber of Commerce is on board with an effort to quell a practice that causing delays at the northern border.
Northern Border officials say a practice utilized by temporary Canadian residents to expedite work authorizations is clogging WNY bridges.
According to Schumer's office, 'flagpoling' is a "practice of briefly exiting and reentering Canada to renew visas and work permits to skip bureaucratic delays.
Sen. Chuck Schumer criticized the "flagpoling" loophole that he said is a major headache for U.S. border personnel who have to spend at least 30 minutes processing foreign nationals on
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