Originally Posted by
Boraxo
You do not need any ID if you drive across the border from California to Mexico - I've never been stopped on dozens of trips. Of course, you'll need something to return to the USA
The only place my passport is checked is on arrival at a Mexican airport, which I find silly given the land policy...
Um, when did you go last
Migracion gave me a semi hard time yesterday (yes, hotels are much cheaper in TJ than San Diego) when I said I don't have passport with me. They let me in, but new law stipulates (they say) you need a passport.
Days of crossing la linea is over for gringos - nacionales still only need to press the button to see if they need to stop at customs.
So with the horrendously long wait to come back, Mexico just lost a WHOLE bunch of my tourist dollars
Good thing the middle class thing is picking up in TJ with lots of cafes opening up attract locals, as US tourists are an endangered species these days. At least gringos, Mexicanos are hard to tell apart from Latinos visiting from US, at least for me.