[NLRS] CSVHF & re-entry to US

[Allan W Schlaugat]

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:45:10 -0500, "Baker, Donn B" <Donn.Baker at UNISYS.com>
wrote:

>Talked to a guy at work just back from vacation (Glacier Nat'l Park).  They went over to Waterton Glacier 
>(Alberta ? BC ? -- anyway, across the border) with no trouble.  Comming back was a different story.
>
>First thing out of the US border guy's mouth was, "Passports."  They didn't have any.  They did have 
>birth certificates plus MN driver's licenses.  30 minutes later, the birth certificates and driver's 
>licenses were accepted, but not until a long lecture on security, etc.
>
>This may have been just a self-important SOB at the border, etc., but I'm taking my passport to Toronto.
>
>73 Donn

I talked to a Canadian who was in MN for a hockey camp in Blaine last week.
He told us that over the last several weeks the border has tightened up
considerably as he runs several hockey camps in MN over the summer. In
fact, US Customs pulled his van off to be hand checked because of the
number of bags (hockey equipment, etc). They also wanted passports. He is
not looking forward to returning to Winnipeg and the security checks but
several parents told the Canadians that getting into Canada is far easier
than getting into the US. This was at the I-29 border crossing in ND if
this matters.

73   Al

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