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[–] prude@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago

Who said anything about traveling to the US?

[–] loudartist@lemmy.wtf 15 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Not interesting in traveling to States. I am poor. Americans don't need my euros.

[–] LMurch@thelemmy.club 4 points 3 hours ago

We DO need them, but we don't deserve them. Canada is pretty. I honeymooned in Quebec City.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Breaking: Trump justice dept to define eating brie as Domestic Terrorism.

[–] LMurch@thelemmy.club 3 points 3 hours ago

This would send my wife off the deep end. Don't do this, Orange Fat Man.

[–] ravelin@lemmy.ml 30 points 10 hours ago

There's something ironic about reading this with a Home Depot (huge Trump supporter) ad embedded in it.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 43 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Why even visit a hostile country?

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 1 points 48 minutes ago

They're a scientist. Science is pretty international and often involves travelling to all sorts of countries for conferences with other researchers in your field.

[–] WhatsTheHoldup@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

His job sent him

[–] SaturdayMorning@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

This. I personally have no plan going to usa now and in the future. Unfortunately some Canadians may still have to go for work related trips. Just be aware that you may or may not need to register in the new "Alien Registration Requirement".

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 hours ago

Just be aware that you may or may not need to register in the new "Alien Registration Requirement".

And if you choose wrong, they might lock you up in a ~~detention center~~ concentration camp.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 32 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I actually live in the US and am considering a burner for when I travel.

[–] SaturdayMorning@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

I have a question for you, do you actually need REAL ID to travel domestically?

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

Soon, you'll need it to fly domestically.

They actually set this up pretty far in advance though. For instance, I'm from Texas, where any IDs issued since October 2016 are complaint. It's impossible for me to have a current ID that's non-compliant.

So from my perspective there won't really have been any changes since 2001 in my flying experience.

[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

Starting May 7, yes you’ll need a REAL or Passport to board US domestic flights.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Afaik, your state Id or driver license is your legal identification. And states honor the IDs of other states.

I refused to use id.me to get unemployment insurance because I don't want a private 3rd party having that info plus a face scan.

[–] SaturdayMorning@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 hours ago

I worry about this: https://www.dhs.gov/real-id but from the website, it seems that many states id/driver licenses are "REAL ID compliant" and you only need it if you fly domestically or wanting to access "certain federal facilities".

Stay safe, friend.

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[–] Polderviking 40 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 18 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

This is the only solution. I would rather eat nails than go to the States again.

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I read that as snails and was about to comment "bonjour" ... instead I did the joke in this meta way

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 17 points 12 hours ago

Lol free speech amirite

[–] newaccountwhodis@lemmy.ml 19 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

That's not news. The US has for a long time reading/copying contents of electric devices at the border

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 21 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

They never asked to see my phone at the border. But the last time I crossed they were getting a hell of a lot more aggressive. They got less aggressive when I became a Canadian citizen, but when I only had my Lebanese passport they almost always brought me in for more questioning. It was kinda bizarre. They probably aggressively searched my luggage, but I can't be sure of that.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They got less aggressive when I became a Canadian citizen, but when I only had my Lebanese passport they almost always brought me in for more questioning.

This but with passport origins instead of skin color.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago

People have told me that I could pass for an Italian... hmm...

[–] SaturdayMorning@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

My checked luggage used to be searched when I went to usa. I knew it was searched because tsa would leave a pamphlet inside my luggage saying that it was searched. I believe they have stopped leaving such pamphlet but I won't be surprised if they still search luggages.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago

Airlines always check their stuff. Border crossings via greyhound bus or car are not always.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 20 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

While technically true, they weren't kicking out foreign visitors for being critical if the president.

I used to train people in a specific culinary technique, and i had clients from all over the world, including Muslim clients from the Middle East and India. Most had no problem visiting, but one was stopped at the border and heavily grilled.

His visa said he was here for vacation and educational purposes, but when they went through his texts, they determined that he was here for business purposes, and threatened to confiscate his cash, and reject him from entering the country.

After a few hours, he eventually convinced them that he had considered his training with me to be educational rather than business for his visa, and it just an honest mistake, with no nefarious purpose, and was finally released so he could visit me, and get his training.

This was about 10 years ago, and I don't remember who was president. It was either Trump or Obama.

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[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Bingo. If anything, use of a burner phone will be purposely misconstrued as "suspicious", and used as justification for more thorough screening.

"You just got it last week? That's weird, we usually only hear drug smugglers using new phones. You're not smuggling fentanyl, are you? OK, so you won't mind if I take a look through your luggage to be sure, right? Maybe I should send you to secondary screening for an x-ray."

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