Whether it could have been considered a special service 50. or even 30. years ago is not important. Now private international travel and foreign commerce both operate. and customs services are thus required. 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. The policy is now wholly inconsistent in its application because the Immigration Service. whose officers in many instances also check persons through customs. do not charge overtime. They operate under different overtime laws than do the customs officers and can do this. Presently. at many ports of entry. immigration officers alternate weekend duty with customs officers. Thus we have the strange situation I first mentioned where a person can either be charged as much as $60 or nothing. In introducing this bill. I believe that it is time we realize that offhour border crossings are no longer strange exceptions that are more easily restricted than tolerated. In 1911 there were very few aircraft and fewer still engaging in international flight. Today there are more than 100.000 private aircraft and many more than 100.000 individuals who are licensed to fly.
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