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New passport rule for entering Mexico
This article says that commencing March 1 of this year, Americans and Canadians entering Mexico by Air, Sea or LAND must show a passport at the
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http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/c...
México, 11 de febrero.- A partir de marzo, México aplicará nuevos requisitos de ingreso a los ciudadanos de Estados Unidos y Canadá, con el objetivo
de mejorar la seguridad, y en reciprocidad con las medidas migratorias que ambos países han adoptado en los últimos meses contra ciudadanos mexicanos
a quienes se les exige el pasaporte y la visa.
Según el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM), perteneciente a la Secretaría de Gobernación, y la cancillería, a partir del 1 de marzo se requerirá a
los visitantes de EU y Canadá la presentación de pasaportes vigentes al entrar al país por vía aérea, marítima o terrestre.
La medida, según las dependencias, responde a un principio de reciprocidad en procesos de control migratorio con los socios del Tratado de Libre
Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN), y frente a varias acciones de su lado, como la imposición en 2009 de visas para ingresar a Canadá, que se
mantiene a pesar de las gestiones efectuadas ante el gobierno del premier Stephen Harper.
Las nuevas reglas aplicarán para ciudadanos estadounidenses y residentes permanentes, tanto de EU como de Canadá, que de no contar con pasaporte
vigente deberán presentar Tarjeta de Pasaporte (US Passport Card). (Con información de El Financiero/MCH)
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You should see all the negative comments from the people in the Tourism business.
No soy por ni contra apatía.
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Bajahowodd
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Why negative comments? It appears to me that it's just Mexico throwing down the gauntlet. After all, in theory, anyway, hasn't the US required
passports for re-entry?
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Every time we get an FMT we present our passport
I guess we weren't too lazy to get them
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k-rico
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This means everybody will be stopped entering Mexico. Not good for cross border workers. They're the ones who will suffer when returning after a day's
work, not tourists or owners of tourist related businesses. There are massive backups every weekday afternoon/evening at SY now, starting at about
2:30 PM. This will make it much worse.
[Edited on 2-12-2010 by k-rico]
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Crocodile tears, my friend. The US started this crap. All because bureaucrats were able to take advantage of 9/11 panic. If you want to blame anyone
for this, try the Bush administration. Homeland Security, my culo!
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No Problema
Who Cares ? Not me ? I've got my Passports and FM-3s sitting on the dash every time I cross and I EXPECT to be stopped. If I'm not, it's just a
plus. Mostly Pluses lately.
Somebody doesn't like it ? Don't go.
As said, though, I doubt that this would go on for long. Especially if it dents the Tourism that's already in the tank. They are good at shooting
themselves in the foot, though.
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You will care when you have to wait an hour or two to get into Mexico. That's the concern. It's already up to two hours at SY during the week. My
neighbor told me he waited 3 hours one day. And this is with letting most cars drive through without stopping.
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k-rico
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Why are people talking about tourism? This will have very little if any impact on tourism.
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Mexico is truly becoming a foreign country. As much as people like Nomads try to bring it together, it losses it's grasp. Hopefully, the animosity is
contained at the border.
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Hope they put in SENTRI lanes for South bound
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100% reduction from zero is still a small number.
Tourism, ha!
Only the frequent crossers (mostly Mexican citizens) will be adversely affected.
I say close the border in both directions to all crossing, air, land and sea. Build giant ray guns on our side and laser fry everything that moves in
no man's land.
I don't know the right answer, but the whole country ran better when Teo was in charge.
[Edited on 2-13-2010 by The Gull]
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by The Gull
100% reduction from zero is still a small number.
Tourism, ha!
Only the frequent crossers (mostly Mexican citizens) will be adversely affected.
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Yes, and that's where the BIG American dollars are, at least in Tijuana and other border towns, Mexicans working in the states and bringing the money
home. Americans eating and drinking on Avenida Revolucion? Good riddance!
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What would Mexicans need to re-enter Mexico and do most crossers have it? Not all Mexicans have passports or US laser visas. Why does Mexico want to
track which Mexicans cross back and forth?
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
What would Mexicans need to re-enter Mexico and do most crossers have it? Not all Mexicans have passports or US laser visas. Why does Mexico want to
track which Mexicans cross back and forth? |
It's not that Mexicans will need additional documents, the point is that this will dramatically decrease the volume of cars that can cross per hour
thereby making it all that more difficult to work in the US and live in Mexico, commuting during normal business hours. The southbound commuter
traffic is pretty much at its limit now with the current flow rate.
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Ok boys and girls.....how many of you think this is really going to happen??
Let's get real here......
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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By the way we crossed at 1pm this afternoon...no line at all, an no invitation to Mexican secondary either......do watch out for the potholes between
Fox studios and Calafia.....
[Edited on 2-13-2010 by Terry28]
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
What would Mexicans need to re-enter Mexico and do most crossers have it? Not all Mexicans have passports or US laser visas. Why does Mexico want to
track which Mexicans cross back and forth? |
It's not that Mexicans will need additional documents, the point is that this will dramatically decrease the volume of cars that can cross per hour
thereby making it all that more difficult to work in the US and live in Mexico, commuting during normal business hours. The southbound commuter
traffic is pretty much at its limit now with the current flow rate. |
I agree the southbound border can't pull this off- but hasn't Calderon already said "tough cookies" to TJ already and it's gonna fly? Look at the
$millions they catch southbound at San Ysidro- but on the US side when a license plate reader triggers a lock-down. They stop all the southbound
cars and ICE agents run up and down each row of cars looking for the person in the photo match. It's catches you off-guard the first time.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Terry28
By the way we crossed at 1pm this afternoon...no line at all, an no invitation to Mexican secondary either......do watch out for the potholes between
Fox studios and Calafia.....
[Edited on 2-13-2010 by Terry28] |
Potholes? Many of them are more like Sinkholes!!! Plus gets worse the further south you go on the free road to past Cantamar.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Terry28
By the way we crossed at 1pm this afternoon...no line at all, an no invitation to Mexican secondary either......do watch out for the potholes between
Fox studios and Calafia.....
[Edited on 2-13-2010 by Terry28] |
Try it between 3 and 7 PM when the workers are going home.
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Cool! I'm going to start selling churros on the southbound side LOL!
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