Being as I live about 10 miles from the Michigan Canada border, we go to the great white north a few times a year. I understand the need to protect our borders with tight control.
However, on the negative side, The US and Canada has enjoyed cordial relations for decades (notwithstanding Paul Martin and Jacques Cretien) along with easy border passage. It would cost me over $600.00 to get passports for my family, a price I am unwilling to pay.
I do support birth certificates, which have been required for a few years. Customs should explore requiring an original copy of a birth certificate, with a seal along with photo ID.
Those are the most easily forged and counterfeited documents, unlike our passport, which is why we want the passport.
It would cost me over $600.00 to get passports for my family, a price I am unwilling to pay.
Nobody is requiring you to pay anything, and I'll bet the price of passports drops dramatical before they implement this.