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yellowcanine

(35,701 posts) Tue Feb 28, 2017, 03:53 PM Feb 2017

If you look remotely Hispanic or ME, better start carrying your passport on domestic flights.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/border-patrol-agents-stop-domestic-travelers-at-new-york-airport-w468643

Yes you do NOT have to show ID getting off of a domestic flight, but who knows if the border patrol agent saying "papers please" is going to respect that without giving you a hassle and possibly causing you to miss a connection?

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If you look remotely Hispanic or ME, better start carrying your passport on domestic flights. (Original Post) yellowcanine Feb 2017 OP

I'd be flying from NM Warpy Feb 2017 #1

"Consensual assistance": Orwellian bullshit. dalton99a Feb 2017 #2

There is NO law stating you have to show papers leaving a domestic flight NotThisTime Feb 2017 #3

36% of Americans have a valid passport crazycatlady Feb 2017 #4

Warpy

(111,319 posts)

1. I'd be flying from NM

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2017, 03:56 PM

Feb 2017

so given the number of nitwits in this country who don't know it's a state, I'll definitely take the passport.

My corneal transplant surgery was delayed for a day because some idiot routed the tissue to San Diego for delivery south of the border.