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A large number of US citizens have been travelling to Cuba via Toronto and Vancouver - by-passing the US ban. By what I understand, the Cuban customs / immigration officials never marked the US passports at arrival / departure and the Canadian officials only cared about when they were leaving Canada or declaring asylum. This way, ban-passers don't get hassled when they cross the US Border.

One time I arrived at Toronto's Pearson airport one evening on a business trip. While waiting in the Canadian immigration line, a Air Canada flight arrived from Havanna and around 50% of that flight was American college students returning from a Leftist vacation / retreat. They were all joking about how they were slipping one past "the man" and this was right after 911. All of the Americans in front of me were re-admitted into Canada without a hitch to eventually return to America at some time in the future.

That’s true. Cuba stamps no passport of any kind coming and going.

They were all joking about how they were slipping one past "the man" and this was right after 911.

I find that truly disgusting. I went for the purpose of expanding my knowledge of the world and for nothing more. I just can’t find words to describe that type of mentality and behavior. It truly sickens me. They didn't go to learn but to slip one past and then bragging about it. What a bunch of slobs.