According to Maryann Stein, Director of International Programs at the Erie County Industrial Development Agency in Buffalo NY, «Understanding what is
occurring at our border crossings is crucial for those involved in binational trade.
Time and again, we have stated that «searches made
at the
border, pursuant to the longstanding right of the sovereign to protect itself by stopping and examining persons and property
crossing into this country, are reasonable simply by virtue of the fact that they
occur at the 153 * 153
border.»