Don't Pass Your Passport

Beginning tomorrow (Tuesday, January 23, 2007), all U.S. citizens  need a passport to reenter the United Sates through an airport.  The important change in the regulations is that you now need a passport if you are returning from Mexico, Canada, or the Caribbean.  Previously a Government-issued photo ID and a birth certificate indicating your were born in the United States was all that was needed.

It is interesting to note that the new U.S. Passport regulations come at a time when the European Union has practically removed all restrictions when traveling between EU countries.