Ace Essex: Officials

Immigration Union Dept: This policy revelation comes after it was learned this week that three women launched lawsuits alleging they were molested by U.S. border officials at the Windsor, Ont., to Detroit crossing, according to CBC. Ace Essex, president of the Customs and Immigration Union's Local 16, which represents workers in Windsor, said maintaining a balance between security and courtesy is important and canadian border officers are trained to protect the country's sovereignty and secure the border, but are instructed to always do so in a courteous manner, a union official says the same week U.S. border officials were accused of being overly aggressive. Canada Border Services Agency CBSA officers have a reputation of being friendlier than their American counterparts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.