Bordering on insanity
The US has slipped its new passport rules by another six months, specifically in the case of Americans traveling across the Canadian, Mexican or Caribbean borders by land or by sea. Americans will only have to show id cards instead of passport until probably next summer. The reason for this latest slip in border crossing rules stems from the US government's inability to keep up with the backlogged applications (currently 3 million).
I understand the desire to secure the border and stop known terrorists from getting in to the US and I'm not thrilled with an open Mexican border for immigration reasons..but the US Canadian border should be as permeable as humanly possible. It is in the best interests of both countries to make it trivial to cross back and forth. There are many border cities on both sides where residents of both countries pass over throughout the day. I live in both countries and I'm bothered by the growing problems created by needless and meaningless security measures in both countries.
How come we can't have open borders with Canada (including trade) the way that the Europeans have with the EU?
Posted on June 21, 2007
