When I watch youtube videos, it's almost always an independent person who may or may not have a monetized channel. I know that some of them rely on income from youtube to one degree or another, so when the ads play, I let them run so they can get those few cents of revenue. I do draw the line at ridiculously long ads--I've had some as long as 28 minutes start to play (who watches that?). Once I left a 15 minute ad playing, went downstairs to make a cup of tea, brought it back upstairs, had a bathroom break, and settled back in to watch the video. But usually I skip the long ones. Lately I've been getting ads that are almost 3 minutes long going on about how people should visit the 'U'SA. Given this story, I'm thinking it might not be a good idea. Nothing there is worth the risk of spending over a month and counting in a detention center for no reason.
This German woman was spending the winter in Mexico. Her friend had moved to southern California so they planned to meet in Tijuana, cross the border and spend a month together. The German woman had all her papers in order, including a ticket back to Berlin. She was detained by the border patrol, tossed into solitary confinement, and was unable to contact anyone. She is still there after more than a month. She wants to leave (who wouldn't?) but they're keeping her locked up. There are so many beautiful places in the world. Maybe avoid this country for the time being.
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We had been troubled by many aspects of life in the United States for many years, but we did visit two or three times per year, anyway. The birding was great, one of Miriam’s sisters lives in Virginia, and we had really good friends in California. The breaking point for us was the Sandy Hook Massacre. There have been many other reasons since then, but our last visit to the United States was in 2012; we have not returned since, nor ever will.
I hope your sister -in-law will be OK in all of the mayhem, David.
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