What do you think (details) about the Bush law regarding travel to Canada?
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Considering the terrorists that crossed the Maine/Canada border, for the 9/11 attacks, did so with legitimate paperwork I don't see any sense in it. Couple that with the fact that you can cross the border almost anywhere in the winter on a snowmobile it seems that all we've managed is to insult our northern ally.
FYI: the reason you can get into Canada w/o a passport is because it's Canadian customs that you're dealing with, the return trip is American customs.
The world is so small these days that a passport is no big deal. If you have nothing to hide then you should not object...the only thing is that the countries should reduce the cost of getting passports, especially for big families and/or give them a tax credit to put against them...and then, when a baby is born, the first two things he gets are his a) birth certificate and b) a passport...renewable in 5 years is okay, but again, keep the price affordable.
Getting an American Passport is a time consuming process, but certainly not a hassle. What's the big deal? Canada is another country and you have to have a passport to travel out of the country. The reason Bush is doing this is because Canada allows ANYONE into their country, including people who might want to just hop across a bridge to get into this country illegally. I don't know about you, but I live smack dab between Port Huron and Detroit, Michigan....and I welcome the added security.
The passport is an added delay in customs, is also a financial cost and it may even drop levels of tourism. For example when I just got my passport instead of the Florida I opted for another destination.
lol i had no trouble getting one. i travel and forth over the border all the time. no big deal stop whining. unless you owe child support it is not a hassle.
It is really no big deal. I live near the Canadian border and we have been being told for three years that the need for passports is coming. Most of the people around here that object only object because they don't like the government telling them what to do.
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This is one area though where I think the government needs to step up and either subsidize the costs. Too many people in the rural North cannot afford $100 (almost) cannot afford to get passports for their families. I know my brother and his wife and four kids couldn't. If the government is going to make this a requirement they need to help people obey the law. I totally disagree with DHS and Sect Chertoff caving in and saying kids 15 and under can use a birth cert and 16-18 can use a birth cert with a parent's permission slip. GET REAL! The solution is for the gov't to get off its butt and get those cards issued that substitute for a passport.
We have the technology. Put a different color on the permanent resident cards. Secure document, very fraud resistent, can store all the necessary info on the back just like for lawful permanent residents. Cost should be minimal.
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