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Re: No passports required for US citizens, are we being profiled as a risk?

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From: myhome
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:12
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On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 16:58:09 -0500, "Mr Frederick"
<fpeditor1@hotmail.com> wrote:

><myhome@mts.net> wrote in message 
>news:g4tk25hg45p6rsitcpk7ku4ilsia0ojmtj@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 6 Jun 2009 07:18:06 -0500, "JJ" <biteme@biteme.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>><myhome@mts.net> wrote in message
>>>news:upmk25l369caorj1rgpf4nmmpdfvianed3@4ax.com...
>>>> Why do Canadians require passports to enter the United States and
>>>> Americans don't require passport to enter Canada?
>>>> Are we as Canadians being profiled by the United States as a risk now?
>>>
>>>It is because The United States requires passports (or enhanced id cards)
>>>from everyone INCLUDING their own citizens to enter their country.
>>>
>>>JJ
>>>
>>
>> We as Canadians allow all who pass through our border from the USA, to
>> not carry the same passport documentation we must have to pass through
>> the USA's border. Hardly seems fair.
>
>Americans need the same documention to enter the US as we do, therefor they 
>have to have it coming into Canada.  We aren't going to be letting people in 
>if we have to keep them! 
>

Incorrect as usual, they only need an Enhanced Drivers licence or some
other government ID with a picture to enter Canada. As well this
documentation can be used to re-enter the US, we must use a passport
to enter both countrys.

This however is about to change, the requirements for an American
citizen to enter Canada as of August 1st. will be a passport only. 
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Subject: Re: No passports required for US citizens, are we being profiled as a risk?
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