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- THEROC, on 06/01/2009, -5/+58Halt! Ihre Papiere, bitte.
- drmangrum, on 06/01/2009, -4/+52This is the stupidest idea ever. It doesn't stop anyone from illegally entering the country, it just makes it harder for law abiding citizens to enter the country. What happens if your new "high tech" ID is confiscated by the notoriously corrupt Mexican Police? It just opens up a whole new avenue of extortion.
- rand0mm0nkey, on 06/01/2009, -0/+35And once again the government profits on instilling fear in its citizens.
- P5ycHo, on 06/01/2009, -3/+35***** electronic ID's
- paradigmxx, on 06/01/2009, -5/+33I remember when you just needed ID to cross to the US Border from Canada. So stupid how things have changed.
- sb66, on 06/01/2009, -9/+34Only 30% of Americans have passports, which is pathetic. There's more to the world than macdonalds and wal-mart.
- Senturion, on 06/01/2009, -0/+25Yet another case of the illusion of security replacing real security.
All these rules do is inconvenience law-abiding citizens of all 3 countries...criminals, terrorists and illegals will not be affected one bit. - cplusplus, on 06/01/2009, -2/+24Its a reaction to 9/11 ... 8 years ago!
And as everyone knows, the 9/11 hijackers did not come from Mexico or Canada.
Thanks Bush. - frontaxle, on 06/01/2009, -3/+22Too much fear
- Gustomucho, on 06/01/2009, -0/+19Terrorism = 1
Freedom = 0 - ammundsen, on 06/01/2009, -3/+21But at least even the Nazis were polite about it.
- rabidbob, on 06/01/2009, -0/+17There's a lot more to America than McDonalds and Wal-Mart; personally I enjoy my trips to the US because of the diversity of people and nature. The Smithsonian is a great place to visit (although I'm admittedly less keen on the rest of DC), I visiting the Florida swamps, such an amazing abundance of wildlife. California ... is mind boggling. And I'd probably willing sell my soul to live in as beautiful a place as Oregon. Granted, Americans could get out and about a bit more, but we see plenty here in London, so I'm not going to get all judgemental about it.
- duncan202, on 06/01/2009, -0/+17Only 30% can probably afford to leave the country.
- jrm125, on 06/01/2009, -4/+20Eh, there's no reason to leave anyway...
Well, except for booze, hookers, donkeys, escaping the "man", Girls Gone Wild...aww dammit. - RogerStrong, on 06/01/2009, -1/+16Most of us Canadians don't have any problem with Americans
But like Americans, we get the occasional twit like "trucanadian" who claims to speak for us. - triassic911, on 06/01/2009, -0/+13One question... Why?
- inigomntoya, on 06/01/2009, -0/+12This is just a guise at trying to quiet those who have been screaming for better border security for years. However, instead of tightening the borders by building bigger, better fences, they are making it more difficult to get through the checkpoints.
I wonder what this will lead to... - DangerCollie, on 06/01/2009, -0/+12I don't think Canadians want to live here. Why? I'd think there were more Americans who wanted to be Canadian citizens than the other way around.
A friend of mine's sister just became a Canadian citizen...after 7 years of marriage to a Canadian. Hey, don't rush that paperwork. lol. - LouisCipher777, on 06/01/2009, -0/+12until they actually secure the southern border this is completely pointless.
- thegreatgazoo, on 06/01/2009, -3/+15He didn't say legally. I believe he is referring to the 20 million illegal aliens in the US who snuck around the border stations.
The new rules do nothing to stop illegal migration and basically just make things a pain in the neck for those of us who want to do the right thing. - Narcism, on 06/01/2009, -10/+21^ A clear example of not knowing anything. Are you aware of how hard it is to legally emigrate to America (or Canada for that matter)? Are you aware that Canada has similar rules for traveling to the US? How are people digging up lack of knowledge?
- thegreatgazoo, on 06/01/2009, -2/+13I'm American and don't dislike Canadians. There are some flaky Quebecors, but for the most part they are pretty nice people who pronounce Os funny.
- brucealmighty, on 06/01/2009, -11/+22What's next? Will we require passports to cross State lines? Hmm....I could see that maybe for Texans come to think of it....
- itsthemechanic, on 06/01/2009, -1/+11Because at $100 a pop all these passports will bring in good money.
- RogerStrong, on 06/01/2009, -0/+9Not at all.
But the ID requirements needed to board an aircraft will also be extended to buses and trains.
As for private vehicles, license plate readers are already in use. The database requirements for storing this information is trivial. Ten years from now if the government suspects you of doing anything antisocial, they'll be able to track your movements *retroactively* back to today by entering your license plate into a database.
And of course the government can make requests to commercial databases that store information on where, when and what you purchase with plastic.
RFID tags are increasingly used in clothing for - inventory tracking and management. Of course, when you purchase the clothes, the serial numbers in the clothing can be associated with your credit card purchase information. Or it can be done later by someone else - you purchase something with plastic, and a reader reads any RFID tags you're carrying. The next time you pass an RFID reader, a nearby screen serves up targeted advertising based on your known purchases and travels. And of course the government can request that information too, or purchase it like any company.
A passport to cross state lines? Why bother? - inactive, on 06/01/2009, -2/+11Control, showing the serfs their place, Keeping people in fear.
- sb66, on 06/01/2009, -3/+12Canadians really only dislike big government republicans like Bush's crew...not americans in general.
- puttly, on 06/01/2009, -1/+10They announced this YEARS ago. Way before Obama was in office.
- trucanadian, on 06/01/2009, -11/+20i love how so many americans think canadians want to be american and live there. canadians dislike americans to a greater extent than americans dislike canadians. You won't be stopping any canadians sneaking through the border to live permanently. it does deter me from going on vacation in the U.S. and its only going to resrict the flow of goods further.
- bigbadgoat, on 06/01/2009, -1/+9Being a Canadian, I never, ever want to live in the US.
There's a few main reasons:
- Most bankruptcies in the US are(were?) caused by medical bills. I personally really enjoy going to my dermotologist and paying exactly $0 for my appointment that I can get within a week of scheduling. My father had a heart attack a couple years ago, and if he was in the State's he'd likely be poor as a church mouse the rest of his life, especially with the heaping amount of drugs he needs to take to prevent another one.
I for one, really enjoy the fact that my health is not determined by how much money I make.
- Guns. You guys and your guns. I just don't get it. I know it's in your constitution and all, and I know it's there so you guys can overthrow your government if they repress you and some *****. Yet, you guys never overthrew your Bush administration, which practically wiped its ass with your constitution, so I really don't see that as much of an excuse. Besides, why would you guys ever need to overthrow the very people you elected into power? If you're truly afraid that a politician or political party will repress you and *****, just don't vote for those guys.
-Your legal system. A criminal can sue a home owner for falling through their roof when they're trying to rob the place and WIN!? That's just ***** up, and just one of the dozens of equally ***** up cases that have come up over the years. I'll pass at being sued because my neighbor was distracted by a lawn gnome in my yard and got in a car accident.
-Some Americans say terrorists hate you for your freedom. in Canada, I feel we have far more freedom, and well, no one seems to hate us. I think it might have to do with not sticking our noses in other countries issues. Maybe... .
Just my two cents, I'll probably get dug down for offending Americans, but the only time I have ever seen a hand gun in real live was when it was strapped to the side of a police officer and that's the way I think it should be. - huggybarrel, on 06/01/2009, -0/+8more like last week.
- HyperionHK, on 06/01/2009, -0/+8Most fellow Canadians I know tend not so much to dislike the American people, but more the American government and their policies, and by extension the really crazy right-wing people. But every country has those crazy right or left wing extremists that they have to deal with. While a minority, they tend to seem much more than they are because they make so much damn noise about their crazy ideas. Though very few Canadians that I know would actually want to go to live in the US.
- singebkdrft, on 06/01/2009, -0/+8I'm an American and I love Canada (I grew up in northern NY); I travel there frequently. When I was unemployed briefly in 2008 I considered seeking jobs in Montreal. I also think the Canadian healthcare system is great (patient centric vs profit centric).
- NewRezGirl, on 06/01/2009, -0/+8the generalization that canadians hate americans is just ridiculous. I think what Canadians DO hate is that we are often pressured to have/not have certain laws because of pressure from the US (passports at the border is one example, strict marijuana laws another, softwood lumber etc., etc.,), but that certainly has nothing to do with the people in the US, just the fact that we're a politically less powerful country. C'est la vie.
It would be nice not to have certain conservative US political commentators rolling their eyes or bitching about us every time we do something a little differently though, or don't support a particular law in the US. There's no reason to give that "oh those silly canadians" look every time we Don't play follow the leader. - gurudrew, on 06/01/2009, -1/+9The USA is a little bigger than most countries. If we all lived within a 30 minute bike ride of a foreign country we might have more need of a passport but since I can drive for days in any direction with out needing to show my papers, a passport is not a priority.
- duncan202, on 06/01/2009, -2/+10Most have a license already. Many people, especially lower income people, don't have passports.
And getting one can be a real pain in the ass sometimes. - NewRezGirl, on 06/01/2009, -0/+8@diggit83 i agreed with you right up until the who the hell wants to go to Canada anyway part. Not necessary, and kind of ruins your point.
- MrRtd, on 06/01/2009, -0/+8I'm sorry but it just doesn't seem worth the hassle to travel to the USA nowadays. It's too bad that many Americans are good friendly people, but that gets overshadowed by their paranoid government.
How backward are our governments going? Rather than trying to strengthen ties between our countries, this is just deepening the divide. I guess the next step is for the US government to put up a great big wall. - Jektal, on 06/01/2009, -0/+7Turrurists.
- Valleye, on 06/01/2009, -0/+7They all had valid US passports and did not enter from Canada.
- duncan202, on 06/01/2009, -0/+7I think 95% of the time someone from the US is ranting about Canada, it's as one would make fun of ones family member. I think if the ***** ever really came down in the world, the US and Canada would "have each others backs" so to speak.
- trucanadian, on 06/01/2009, -1/+8Last time i crossed back into canada, from the U.S, was on the bus. The guy only asked one thing. Anyone spend of $400?(You get taxed if you spend a large amount of money over a short period of time.) Didn't even check our ID's. Was off the bus in 5 seconds. If americans started living in canada illegally i really wouldn't care. There are no disadvantages for me. The only disadvatange would be tightening border security to stop them.
- Yankees368, on 06/01/2009, -0/+7This is just some BS to gain $ by making people buy a passport or an "enhanced ID". Even NY state said a few years ago that the process to get a passport is stupidly expensive for no reason. Why does it cost over $100 to get a simple passport?
- rabidbob, on 06/01/2009, -0/+7 ... Donkeys?
- leetninja, on 06/01/2009, -1/+7I think the US just divided by 0. I'm an American and I am ashamed of my government.
- itsthemechanic, on 06/01/2009, -0/+6My grandfather lives near to what used to be the border between West and East Germany, and believe me, you couldn't just "walk in" back in them days. Unless you want to climb over a couple of razor-wire fences and traverse a few mine fields.
- jasdf, on 06/01/2009, -0/+6Now with built in GPS tracking and shock collar.
- Coffeedemon, on 06/01/2009, -0/+6Actually that is ***** and was debunked by that 9/11 commission. Not one of the hijackers entered the US through Canada and they were all in the US legally anyway.
- MrChunks, on 06/01/2009, -0/+6To be fair, going from Seattle to Florida is like going from the UK to Greece. The only thing I've found that the North West and the South East of the US is they speak a relatively similar language. The people are completely different, the cultural is completely different (ie. the North West actually has some culture) and the landscape is completely different. If I lived in the States, I could easily explore that single country without ever wanting/needing to set foot outside.
- TrevorBradley, on 06/01/2009, -0/+6+1 for the Smithsonian. As a Canadian, I highly recommend setting aside a week sometime in your lifetime to visit it's various museums.
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