From my archive of press clippings:
Sign on San Diego
Mexico’s passport rule in effect tomorrow
Visitors staying less than 72 hours will be exempt
By Sandra Dibble, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.
Online: For more information about Mexico’s rules for people entering the country, go to uniontrib.com/passport
TIJUANA — A new Mexican federal regulation requiring U.S. and Canadian visitors to present passports when entering Mexico goes into effect tomorrow, but the majority of travelers to Baja California won’t be affected.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Exempt from the new rule are visitors to border regions who remain in the country for less than 72 hours, according to Mexico’s National Migration Institute. In addition, cruise ship passengers who briefly disembark in Ensenada will not be required to present a passport."
"When announced earlier this month by Mexico’s federal government, the regulations stipulated that all U.S. and Canadian citizens entering Mexico by air, land and sea must carry passports. The measure was quickly modified to exempt border zones after protests by tourism officials and business groups in Baja California and other northern border states."
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"Most U.S. citizens who cross into Mexico already carry passports because of U.S. travel regulations requiring the documents when they re-enter the United States."
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
SDN - Mexico's passport mandate to be eased. Enforcement lifted for visitors to Baja.
From my archive of press clippings:
San Diego News
Mexico's passport mandate to be eased
Enforcement lifted for visitors to Baja
By Sandra Dibble, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.
A new Mexican government rule that U.S. visitors present passports when entering Mexico by land, sea and air will not be enforced at Baja California’s border crossings, authorities said Monday in Tijuana.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Francisco Javier Reynoso Nuño, the top federal immigration official in Baja California, said Mexico lacks the infrastructure to enforce the regulations at busy ports such as San Ysidro and Otay Mesa."
"The rules, set to go into effect March 1 in other parts of Mexico, will not be applied to short-term visitors along the northern border, Reynoso said. Likewise, cruise ship passengers who briefly disembark at Ensenada won’t be required to present a passport, he said."
"The announcement of the new rules has come as Mexico has worked to increase security at its ports of entry. The federal government is in the process of installing a new electronic inspection system, known as SIAVE, at its land border crossings as a means of detecting illegal weapons and other contraband.
Southbound border waits have been growing longer in recent months as a result of SIAVE. Business groups in both Baja California and San Diego complained that the additional immigration inspection would create even longer delays, and further stifle commerce and tourism on both sides."
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"The regulations, announced this month by Mexico’s National Migration Institute, state that U.S. citizens traveling to Mexico “by air, land or sea” must present either a valid U.S. passport or passport card. U.S. permanent residents must also present documents proving their status.
Because of U.S. travel document requirements, most U.S. visitors to Mexico already carry passports or passport cards or trusted traveler documents such as SENTRI passes when crossing at the border."
San Diego News
Mexico's passport mandate to be eased
Enforcement lifted for visitors to Baja
By Sandra Dibble, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.
A new Mexican government rule that U.S. visitors present passports when entering Mexico by land, sea and air will not be enforced at Baja California’s border crossings, authorities said Monday in Tijuana.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Francisco Javier Reynoso Nuño, the top federal immigration official in Baja California, said Mexico lacks the infrastructure to enforce the regulations at busy ports such as San Ysidro and Otay Mesa."
"The rules, set to go into effect March 1 in other parts of Mexico, will not be applied to short-term visitors along the northern border, Reynoso said. Likewise, cruise ship passengers who briefly disembark at Ensenada won’t be required to present a passport, he said."
"The announcement of the new rules has come as Mexico has worked to increase security at its ports of entry. The federal government is in the process of installing a new electronic inspection system, known as SIAVE, at its land border crossings as a means of detecting illegal weapons and other contraband.
Southbound border waits have been growing longer in recent months as a result of SIAVE. Business groups in both Baja California and San Diego complained that the additional immigration inspection would create even longer delays, and further stifle commerce and tourism on both sides."
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"The regulations, announced this month by Mexico’s National Migration Institute, state that U.S. citizens traveling to Mexico “by air, land or sea” must present either a valid U.S. passport or passport card. U.S. permanent residents must also present documents proving their status.
Because of U.S. travel document requirements, most U.S. visitors to Mexico already carry passports or passport cards or trusted traveler documents such as SENTRI passes when crossing at the border."
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
NSN - Put Homeland Security in charge of issuing visas
From my archive of press clippings:
The North Star National
Put Homeland Security in charge of issuing visas
January 10th, 2010
Gregory D. Lee
On December 30, 2009, I was a guest on a Monterey, California radio talk show discussing the events leading to the Christmas Day capture of a Nigerian national who attempted to detonate a bomb aboard a Detroit bound U.S. airliner.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"I reasoned that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent with real world experience would do a better job of screening foreign nationals who never intend to return home or have ill will towards the U.S."
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"(I)t’s time the State Department get out of the visa business since it is incapable of just saying “no!”
A U.S. visa is not a guarantee of entry into the United States. Immigration authorities still have the ability to deny entry and send the traveler back to his home country. Someone with an ICE-scrutinized visa would stand a much better chance of entering the country. Giving ICE total responsibility for visas and immigration eliminates an entire layer of government bureaucracy and increases accountability.
Half of all illegal immigrants in the U.S. are “visa overstays.” Most of these people are not Mexican nationals. They come from all over the world to take advantage of the economic opportunities this country has to offer without bothering to apply for a work visa or permanent residence status. All these people receive pay under the counter or use stolen Social Security numbers to avoid detection. Some marry U.S. citizens and seek legal status by playing on the sympathy of others.
An ICE agent with immigration enforcement experience would do a superior job of screening these people compared to a newly hired, recent college grad foreign service officer who thinks the entire world is entitled to a U.S. visa. ICE agents would have instant access to their own databases and those of other law enforcement agencies to check the names of visa applicants. The next time a father visits a U.S. embassy to report that his radicalized Muslim son has a valid U.S. visa and recently visited Yemen, an ICE agent could immediately enter the person’s name on the no-fly and terrorism watch lists. He wouldn’t have to write endless cables to Washington to seek permission. He could cancel the visa on the spot and share the information with the airlines, CIA, Interpol and the FBI. These are things the State Department hesitates to do. It has a culture that firmly believes law enforcement and diplomacy don’t mix, and I agree."
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Gregory D. Lee is a syndicated columnist for The North Star National. You can reach him through his website: www.gregorydlee.com
The North Star National
Put Homeland Security in charge of issuing visas
January 10th, 2010
Gregory D. Lee
On December 30, 2009, I was a guest on a Monterey, California radio talk show discussing the events leading to the Christmas Day capture of a Nigerian national who attempted to detonate a bomb aboard a Detroit bound U.S. airliner.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"I reasoned that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent with real world experience would do a better job of screening foreign nationals who never intend to return home or have ill will towards the U.S."
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"(I)t’s time the State Department get out of the visa business since it is incapable of just saying “no!”
A U.S. visa is not a guarantee of entry into the United States. Immigration authorities still have the ability to deny entry and send the traveler back to his home country. Someone with an ICE-scrutinized visa would stand a much better chance of entering the country. Giving ICE total responsibility for visas and immigration eliminates an entire layer of government bureaucracy and increases accountability.
Half of all illegal immigrants in the U.S. are “visa overstays.” Most of these people are not Mexican nationals. They come from all over the world to take advantage of the economic opportunities this country has to offer without bothering to apply for a work visa or permanent residence status. All these people receive pay under the counter or use stolen Social Security numbers to avoid detection. Some marry U.S. citizens and seek legal status by playing on the sympathy of others.
An ICE agent with immigration enforcement experience would do a superior job of screening these people compared to a newly hired, recent college grad foreign service officer who thinks the entire world is entitled to a U.S. visa. ICE agents would have instant access to their own databases and those of other law enforcement agencies to check the names of visa applicants. The next time a father visits a U.S. embassy to report that his radicalized Muslim son has a valid U.S. visa and recently visited Yemen, an ICE agent could immediately enter the person’s name on the no-fly and terrorism watch lists. He wouldn’t have to write endless cables to Washington to seek permission. He could cancel the visa on the spot and share the information with the airlines, CIA, Interpol and the FBI. These are things the State Department hesitates to do. It has a culture that firmly believes law enforcement and diplomacy don’t mix, and I agree."
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Gregory D. Lee is a syndicated columnist for The North Star National. You can reach him through his website: www.gregorydlee.com
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Y! - Abducted Calif. boy may have been found in Mexico
Yahoo!
Abducted Calif. boy may have been found in Mexico
By DAISY NGUYEN, Associated Press Writer
Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Writer – Sat May 16, 7:48 pm ET
LOS ANGELES – Officials in Mexico have found a child they believe is a 3-year-old boy abducted from his California home, but that country's identification process is slowing the family's ability to confirm the child's identity, authorities said Saturday.
Read the whole article here.
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Associated Press Writers Mariana Martinez and Alexandra Olson contributed to this report from Mexico City.
Abducted Calif. boy may have been found in Mexico
By DAISY NGUYEN, Associated Press Writer
Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Writer – Sat May 16, 7:48 pm ET
LOS ANGELES – Officials in Mexico have found a child they believe is a 3-year-old boy abducted from his California home, but that country's identification process is slowing the family's ability to confirm the child's identity, authorities said Saturday.
Read the whole article here.
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Associated Press Writers Mariana Martinez and Alexandra Olson contributed to this report from Mexico City.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
FR - Headlines: Dangerous storm could hit Mexico today
Freep.Com
Headlines: Dangerous storm could hit Mexico today
Headlines: Dangerous storm could hit Mexico today
Posted: Sept. 1, 2009
Extremely dangerous Hurricane Jimena roared toward Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula on Monday, prompting emergency workers to set up shelters.
Read the whole article here.
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