I have heard about the REAL ID issue recently, but the "Enhanced Drivers license" is new to me and a seperate thing.
Does look like a real thing though, only available in a few states currently - Michigan, New York, Vermont, Minnesotaa, and Washington
They provide travelers with a low-cost, convenient alternative to a passport for entering the United States from Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean
through a land or sea port of entry, in addition to serving as a permit to drive.
Part of the "Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative"
Enhanced drivers licenses makes it easier for US citizens to enter or cross the border into the United States because of the following characteristics
of the EDL:
a vicinity Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip that will signal a secure system to pull up your biographic and biometric data for the CBP
officer as you approach the border inspection booth, and
a Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) or barcode that the CBP officer can read electronically if RFID isn't available.
now whether the homie at the border giving you an FMM actually knows about this extremely rare thing will be another story altogether, I would get a
passport or passport card
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