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TRANSCRIPT OF ANDERSON COOPER COMMENTARY, OCTOBER 6, 2004
COOPER: Tonight, taking broken borders to "The Nth Degree." Just so you know, this isn't the only country on Earth with an illegal alien problem. In fact, it is an American illegal alien that Canada, another country with porous borders, is now just trying to deport. Take one look and you'll understand why.
This is the officially unwelcome American right here, a 4-month-old flying squirrel - name of Sabrina. Shifty-looking customer, eh? Sabrina's presence in Canada violates a strict ban on rodent importation and the federal government has mounted a campaign to send her back where she came from. That would be Indiana, where she was purchased by a guy from Ontario and then driven home across the border, papers properly filled out and duly declared to serve as a living aid in giving kids talks about nature.
Since then, things have been, well, nuts. Uniformed agents have visited the squirrel owner's house, the government has pressed its case, a legal defense fund has been organized and a creature that weighs about as much as a couple slices of bologna has become a hot- button issue.
We just hope all of this can be settled peacefully before a Royal Canadian Mounted Police S.W.A.T. team end up pointing its automatic weapons at the squirrel guy's shirt pocket and yell, come on out, Sabrina. We know you're in there.
Let's hope.
I'm Anderson Cooper. Thanks for watching 360.