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2007-10-21 Home Front: Politix

Slimes: Tighter Border Delays Re-entry by U.S. Citizens

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Posted by gorb 2007-10-21 06:18|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I always remember having to carry a birth certificate and a driver's license to cross the border. Apparently, that's still enough to make the crossing according to the article. They're just asking a few more people some questions. Big freakin' deal.

Get there earlier, bring a snack, and deal with it, guys. It's not like they are doing body cavity searches.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2007-10-21 14:31|| 2007-10-21 14:31|| Front Page Top

#2 It is very ironic that they are insisting on passports that take months to get, which is an awful way to gain entry instead of biometrics.

The passport has zero advantages over biometrics, because it is still valid even if your RFID chip doesn't work. But if your RFID *does* work, it can be easily copied from a distance with a scanner and put in a fake passport.

It is circular inefficiency.

And typically, well over 2M Americans visit Mexico and return every year. Which is more than doubled by Mexicans who visit the US and return every year, some of each several times a day.

Creating a terrible logjam should never be confused with improved security. More likely it is indicative of a completely screwed up system.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-10-21 22:21|| 2007-10-21 22:21|| Front Page Top

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