Originally Posted by dogcanyon
I agree 100%. And when you look at how much time the inspectors actually spend on each passenger, these fees are outrageously high. Just another thinly disguised tax to soak the airline passengers.
Here's my additional rant: Why is it that when entering the US by plane every passenger is required to show a passport or some other form of ID or proof of citizenship, but when entering by car people are often just waved thru by the carload with no questions asked and no ID of any sort required? I think the standards for entering should be identical whether arriving by plane, car, boat, bus or on foot.
when's the last time you drove across the border?
last time I went, I was greeted with a 5 minute interview of me and my roommate coming back from Ensenada, Mex. Another time, he just looked at our IDs and waved us trhough.
IDs are DEFINATELY required, usually followed up with questions.
My friend got his ID stolen and had to wait 30 minutes or so while they validated his story to see if he was legit.
So the short answer is no, everyone does show an ID when driving across the border.