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Even if it's expired like mine. I presented it to US Immigration at N Troy when crossing to Jay during Swampfest, apologizing that it was expired. The agent razzed me, "Don't you know that it will always get you home? Expired or not." ---- Marc Guido, Editor and Publisher First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine 12515 Rockrose Glen Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202-2833 V: 941.587.9664 F:419.793.8108 [log in to unmask] http://www.FirstTracksOnline.com ---- ...... Original Message ....... On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:51:59 -0700 Marc Chrusch <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >On a related note, US citizens might want to consider taking along a US >passport in place of/addition to a birth certificate to ease the process of >returning. It's probably going to get more difficult, if it hasn't already. >Excerpting from: http://cbc.ca/stories/2003/02/10/id_cards030210 > >"""""""""""""""""" >TORONTO - Canadians may soon need new national identity cards if they want >to cross the border into the U.S. The cards have been criticized by the >privacy commissioner as an invasion of privacy. > >The new cards, which will include biometric information such as >fingerprints or eye scans, are among the issues the immigration standing >committee is discussing at hearings beginning Monday in Toronto ><snip> >But a new law in the United States is another reason the cards may be needed. > >Under the USA Patriot Act, passed by the U.S. Congress after the Sept. 11, >2001, terrorist attacks, all Canadian citizens and landed immigrants will >need ID with either a fingerprint or an eye scan to get into the U.S. > >"The time when Canadians and permanent residents could be confident of >crossing the border into the United States solely on the basis of a valid >driver's licence may well be over," said Coderre. > >The act goes into effect at major border entry points next year and at all >entry points by 2005. > >The chair of the immigration committee said cabinet ministers are working >behind the scenes to try to get Canada exempted from the law. > >"The entry and exit controls the American are talking about would just >cause border gridlock," said Liberal MP Joe Fontana. >""""""""""""""""""" >Unfortunately the entire concept of National ID cards using biometric data >are is rife with unreliability, a false sense of security, does nothing to >reduce the possibility of terrorism, and has huge potential for abuse. For >those interested in these issues (as we all should be, imho), start at: >http://www.cpsr.org/program/natlID/natlIDfaq.html for initial information >and read Jeff Johnson's analysis at: >http://www.cpsr.org/program/natlID/natlIDanalysis.html for additional info > >-marc > > >www.mchrusch.com >Direct link to my weblog page: >http://home.earthlink.net/~mchrusch/blog/blogger.html > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. > >To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html