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Re:U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-st... by eesmith on Friday March 21, 2025 @12:31PM (#43437704)
No need to bring WWI into it. Back in the 1980s we visited Canada on a family road trip. My Dad showed his license. That was it.

In 1991 I drove from Buffalo to Detroit along the QEW in Canada. Only had a license.

In 1993 I walked from El Paso into Mexico, then walked back. All I had with me was my license. Didn't need to show any id to enter Mexico.

That's all after the decline of robust social benefits which the US had in the 1950s-1970s.

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Re:U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-st... by ty6853 on Friday March 21, 2025 @12:52PM (#43438029)
You still don't need ID to enter Mexico 9 of 10 times. The only crossing that even glanced my ID was Tijuana. Of course it's not like they have anything to lose, if you don't have money or work they're happy to let you perish in a ditch, and the cartels aren't going to let you compete in crime.
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