So how do you feel about needing a passport to go to Canada or Mexico?

Question

I know because of the backlog of applications they have moved the date of this ahead ...but by next year everyone will have to have a passport to leave the country.

Answer 1

that's good...waiting a lil bit longer for a passport is worth the safety

Answer 2

Born and raised in Detroit, Windsor was a hop, skip and a jump from my door for many years. Going to Canada was fun and simple. It was so peaceful, compared to the US, even tho' it was just across the river.

I guess I can understand the reasoning behind the passport necessity, but it seems strange, and, since I can't afford one right now, it will curtail my jaunts to Windsor, London (Ont.) and Toronto---some of my favorite quick "get-aways".

One day, before all this paranoia, (and when gas was cheap), my younger daughter and I set out to get pumpkins for Halloween. We drove "up north", and ended up in Port Huron, MI. We crossed the Bluewater Bridge without any hassle, and drove until we reached London. We had dinner there, and took a leisurely drive back to the US. At the border, we were asked the usual, "Where were you born?" and "Do you have anything to declare?", and then we were back home. Too bad it won't be that easy any longer. Also, when visiting Niagra Falls, it was a simple trip across a bridge, to go from the US to Canada, and back again. Many times the hotels were less expensive on one side, and attractions better on the other, so people just went back and forth all day. Now it will be a major hassle.

Ah! for the good ol' days.......

Answer 3

I dont like it, however I can understand the reasoning behind it. As far asa Canada goes it seems that Jay's treaty is no longer in effect after 200+years. Which is worng. That allowed American Indians free unabated travel between the US & Canada. Where just like Mexico some tribes have land inboth countries

Answer 4

I don't think that you need the passport to leave the country. You need it to get back. Everyone wants security but with it comes a price.

Answer 5

you're able to have a passport and you apart from would decide for a notarized letter out of your parent or mum or dad testifying which you have their permission to accompany the different person. Why not touch the Mexican consulate and discover out what the present rules are, with the aid of fact they do variety

Answer 6

It doesn't bother me at all. I have a passport, and both Mexico and Canada are foreign countries, so it does not bother me to show my passport when crossing an international border.

I am more concerned with illegal immigration than with immigration controls.

Doc

Answer 7

I don't have any plans to go to Canada or Mexico...maybe not ever! But, I don't get how they can have both the NAU...which I am against, by the way....and have a passport requirement, too! *sm*

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Doesn't bother me one bit, but it is kind of silly when they can pretty much just punch your state ID into a computer and figure out if your are truely a citizen or not.
Having to have a passport adds very little extra security.

Answer 10

I don't know why though. People sneaking in here jump the fence anyways. Or with phony IDs & passports.