Polish Leader Treated Like 'Illegal Alien"

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Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski said yesterday he was briefly suspected by Canadian authorities of being an illegal immigrant, during an unexpected late-night stopover on a flight back from Washington.

Mr Kwasniewski said a snowstorm forced his plane to divert from Gander, Newfoundland, to nearby St John's, as he returned from a visit during which he asked President George Bush to relax visa requirements for Polish citizens.

"We saw what it feels like when an unexpected guest arrives - who in the beginning is treated as a potential illegal immigrant. That is how we were treated," he told a news conference.

A Canadian foreign ministry spokeswoman said that because the plane had landed late in the evening, the passengers were taken to a transit area to see whether they wanted temporary visas. "At no time were they detained ... at no time was President Kwasniewski suspected of being an illegal alien."

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1. Probably wants a check from Canada as well.

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2. Guess Finger Print

And eye scan was not enough security. Oh well a few more adjustments and then the coalition of most willing will get it RIGHT.