>> The paranoid national security types here will just say you shouldn't leave >> the country. I actually had a customs agent tell me that one time when >> coming back from Mexico. <<
I've been told that, too. Bill ---- Mark Minton <mmin...@caver.net> wrote: > Katy Roodenko said: > > >Well, Brazil is the only country who fingerprints US citizens in > >response to US requirement to fingerprint everybody (just for you to > >know). I actually wished that all other countries will do the > >same... Just not fair. > > I went to Brazil last year and had to pay $130 for a visa, > which is the same amount the U. S. charges Brazilians for a visa to > come to the U. S. My traveling partner is from Switzerland and > didn't have to pay anything because Switzerland doesn't charge > Brazilians for a visa to visit there. I think that is only fair. If > every country treated people from the U. S. the same way their > citizens are treated when they visit here, there might be more > political pressure to change the heavy-handed tactics of the U. > S. But probably not. The paranoid national security types here will > just say you shouldn't leave the country. I actually had a customs > agent tell me that one time when coming back from Mexico. > > Mark Minton > > You may reply to mmin...@caver.net > Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
