The family and I are driving to Michigan this week, we have to go through Canada to get to Michigan. Requiring a passport would be A HUGE F-NG PAIN IN THE ASS!!!!!
Illegals aren't passing through gated entry points...they are coming across unguarded territory. So guard it better and don't burden the average citizen.
Yeah, when I coached speech and debate we had a lot of tournaments in the Detroit area and by far the quickest way to get there from Ithaca was through Canada.
As it is it's really difficult to get back in the country if you look foreign; a friend of mine in High School had his younger (adopted from Korea as an infant) sister held up at the border forever; this was well before 9/11.
LOL, yes they are. Half a million a year.
The most common illegal alien is one that was legally admitted, but overstayed the time limits on their admission (visa overstays).
What's so hard about showing your passport at the border? You have to show your drivers license when pulled over by the police. Is that a big pain in your a**, too? You can get the passport at the same place that you need to go to renew your driver's license. Do you drive? Maybe you shouldn't, if its such a bother to have to go to the secretary of states office. Sheesh!
I agree with you.
It costs about $100 (plus costs of photos) and a bunch of time to get one passport. 15 bucks less for children. So if a family of five just wants to drive through for a minute to get to a state, or just go across to go to a restaurant or visit the Falls, that's nearly $500 extra and a lot of hassle. And you have to wait six weeks to get it.
WHY? WHEN ILLEGALS ARE FREELY STREAMING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BORDER? WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE LEGALLY AND DECIDE TO STAY ILLEGALLY, AND NO ONE GOES AFTER THEM?
The lack of a passport requirement has precious little to do with the illegal immigrant problem or terrorism. I'm with Bush on this one, it's a silly hassle.