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> The US seems too cheap to build outgoing immigration booths Alternately, it's none of the US government's business when people leave the country. It's alway
by bzbarsky 9y ago
> The US seems too cheap to build outgoing immigration booths
Alternately, it's none of the US government's business when people leave the country. It's always struck me as really weird that other countries make you effectively ask for permission to leave...
- Taniwha 9y agoThen why do you bother people who overstay their visas? And people who don't but because you don't stamp their passports when they leave can't prove they acted legally when the INS screws up?
- bzbarsky 9y agoFor people on a temporary visa, I guess exit passport control can make sense. For people holding the country's passport, it just doesn't. As far as that goes, I've had my passport not be stamped plenty of times on leaving countries that _do_ have exit passport control (e.g. France), so the problem you describe is present even there.