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Thank you for the information -- this is exactly what I was looking for!]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/passport_day/ Thu Aug 20, 2009
I agree with Joe from Tennessee's argument that our resources should be focused more on travelers entering the United States, rather than a focus on U.S. travelers taking weekend trips to Canada. It seems like a waste of resources to apply stricter passport requirements for American travelers going to places like Canada. Thousands of miles of open water creates essentially unprotected entrances into the U.S.; if the goal of the DHS is to increase border security, it seems like a more effective mode of protecting our Canadian border is to focus on these accessible points. Placing costly burdens on American travelers seems like an unfocused reaction.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/passport_day/ Mon Mar 30, 2009
It would seem we need to be more aggressive in identifying foreign validation obligations of those outside our borders rather than those internally. An International method needs to be in place, or we are simply creating a system which is not actually relevant to our National Security, but is viewed as limiting to our own Citizens.

The new Identification laws have caused great difficulty for our older generation citizens who may have the additional burden of hiring an attorney for validation.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/passport_day/ Sat Mar 28, 2009