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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
If he had come from another country and boarded a flight in the US the outcome would have been exactly the same. The legislation changes nothing with regard to that.
I didn't give an example of anything so I have no idea what you consider to be poor. I didn't suggest that you don't need photo ID to board a plane - it just doesn't have to be a piece of US ID.
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It was your example of boarding planes.
Is it not law that you must have a valid visa to be in the US?
I'm pretty sure it is. So if you even came from another country, you'd need valid paperwork, or by law you should be stopped.
Likewise, if you're in this country without valid paperwork and you are intercepted by law enforcement for breaking a law, you shouldn't be able to get away with breaking YET ANOTHER law, lack of valid visa, just because you don't like being asked for paperwork.
It's not a law that cares about citizenship, it's a law that requires law enforcement to ENFORCE the supposed law of the land, namely if you're NOT a citizen, please be courteous enough to follow all the rules while in our country. Please get a visa to get in, and maintain that visa while here, and oh by the way, please don't break any other laws.
I vacationed down in Mexico and apparently "jay walked" in front of cop in Cancun. He stopped me and asked for my paperwork. Thank GOD it was right in front of the hotel so that my wife could run back to the hotel room...
If the Mexican government is going to enforce their own laws, why shouldn't the US?