> some necessary perspective I'd venture to guess that if you were making minimum wage and living in a place that was either a 700 mile drive or a $1000 airpla

> some necessary perspective I'd venture to guess that if you were making minimum wage and living in a place that was either a 700 mile drive or a $1000 airplane ticket from an international border, you might understand why it seems unnecessary. (Do you honestly believe that most non-traveling Americans are doing it because they don't have a passport?)