NewsWhore
10-02-2007, 05:10 PM
As of yesterday all American citizens re-entering the US by air must present a valid passport. The new passport rule is part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) and is part of a wider national security program. The rule was originally due to enter into effect in January but the resulting huge number of passport applications clogged up the system, leading Congress to postpone the implementation of the rule until 1 October. Caribbean tourism officials have argued against the application of the passport requirement, claiming that it reduces the number of travelers to the Caribbean. Their reasoning is that most travelers to the Caribbean did so without passports.
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