Quote Originally Posted by canuck View Post
They definitely know more about us than we do. They know if you are a student or what your job is so you had better tell them the truth. Both countries share databases that will tell them all about the occupants of a car. The passports only solidify the process.
I ALWAYS tell the truth since I assume that they know more than they would let on but I was only asked one question... nothing about where we were going, how long we'd be in the US, etc. Not trying to be paranoid or a conspiracy theorist but I've often wondered if the cameras directed at our car was for lip-reading purposes or to give them an idea about how we *looked* prior to getting to the border guard. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if someone was having a look at us while we were waiting in line trying to figure out if we were discussing something amongst ourselves... like, "don't mention the 40 pounds of cocaine in the trunk". ;-)