Posted on 09/10/2003 9:38:07 AM PDT by hoosierskypilot
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:56:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Yes, that would be the easiest thing to do, unfortunately, the majority of Americans would scream bloody murder, that the Government was attempting to restrict their right to move freely in and out of the US.
Does Mexico have a special standing with the USA?
You are not required to use a passport to enter this country (or many other countries) - you can also use a notarized birth certificate and a valid photo ID - eh, like a driver's license. Hence the problem.
Does Mexico have a special standing with the USA?
Yes it does.
For US Citizens, passports are required for entry, only if you are traveling directly from Europe or Asia or South America.
Unfortunately, many Americans cried and complained about that requirement, so it's no longer enforced.
The vast majority of folks that complain about illegals getting ID’s will never allow the Government to force US Citizens to have an ID to travel.
Current immigration regulations, do not require a US citizen from having any ID to enter from Mexico or Canada.
US Citizens are not required to have any ID to enter this country. Not even a birth certificate.
That is not correct. How do you prove that you are a U.S. citizen? A birth certificate. How do you prove you are the person on that birth certificate? Photo ID. If you have a passport, you've already proven both, but without a passport you still have to prove both.
Huh? It's the Federal governments responsibility to control our borders and protect our sovereignty. The Federal government has stood by and allowed many *MILLIONS* of illegal aliens into this country. Thousands are crossing as we speak. From North Carolina to Texas, states are being inundated and choked off with hundreds of thousands of illegals.
And you are blaming California for all of this?
I don't give a damn if Davis or the governor of Tennessee want to take illegals to the election booth in stretch limos.
They are entering through NATIONAL, FEDERAL borders. This nationwide invasion of millions is being brought to us by the Federal Government. It's a Federal government approved invasion. Wake T-F up.
Yes it is. A US citizen is only required to make a verbal declaration of citizenship.
State Department regulations state: "U.S. citizens returning from abroad must present a valid passport for entry into the United States unless returning from an adjacent country, territory, or island (excluding Cuba) such as Canada and Mexico."
The passport requirement is no longer enforced, by direction of the State Department.
LOL, it's easier to get a birth certificate than it is a get a DL, and they are easier to counterfeit.
By, law, a verbal declaration is all a US citizen needs, when returning from Mexico. No ID, no BC, no nothing.
Returning to the United States – Caution! Make certain that you can return to the United States with the proof of citizenship that you take with you. Although some countries may allow you to enter with only a birth certificate, U.S. law requires that you document both your U.S. citizenship and identity when you reenter the United States.
I last went to Mexico in 1999 (by plane) - I had to present a passport to come back into the country.
Once again, please document that claim, because it runs counter to both State Department guidelines and my own foreign travel experiences (although my last foreign travel was in October of 1999).
No, you did not have to, you were requested to. A very big difference.
If you had refused, you would have been allowed to enter.
Once again, please provide a cite for this claim.
OK, from the State Department: "U.S. citizens returning from abroad must present a valid passport for entry into the United States unless returning from an adjacent country, territory, or island (excluding Cuba) such as Canada and Mexico."
However, that does NOT mean that they do not have to provide both ID and proof of citizenship, such as the combination of a driver's license and a birth certificate. I used those when I went to Mexico in 1996.
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