There _still_ seems to be confusion about this, judging from
Locklear's latest post.
US citizens will _not_ need a passport to return by land or sea from
Mexico, Canada, or the Caribbean after January 31. They may _never_
need one.
Starting January 31, you will not be able to simply tell the guy at
the border that you're a US citizen. Expect to be asked for proof of
identity (like a drivers licence) and proof of citizenship (like a
birth certificate or maybe a voters registration card). Of course, a
passport or the new border card will work fine if you have one. (Under
18 needs only the birth certificate.) These are papers you need to get
into Mexico anyway, so nothing should really change. My guess is that
you often won't actually be asked for these things if you are
obviously a gringo and the crossing is busy, but don't count on it.
Starting summer of _2009_, you will need a passport, a cheaper,
smaller border card for which applications will be accepted starting
Feb 1, 2008, or an "enhanced" drivers license from a state that goes
along with the fed's definition of such a thing. (Texas doesn't so
far. They will have remotely readable chips in them.) -- Mixon
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