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> approximately nobody living in the US actually has a passport. This isn't true. Over half of US citizens have passports https://travel.state.gov/content/trav
by adgjlsfhk1 11mo ago
> approximately nobody living in the US actually has a passport.
This isn't true. Over half of US citizens have passports https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/about-us/reports-and-statistics.html?os=wtmbtqtajk9ya&ref=app https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/about-us/reports-...
- youainti 11mo agoBecause Canada and Mexico and the Caribbean Islands require them.
- phantasmish 11mo agoIt was closer to being true (though I’d still not have characterized it as “approximate nobody”) when you didn’t need passports for travel to Canada, Mexico, and IIRC many Caribbean cruises. That change increased rates of passport-having a ton.
- tzs 11mo agoIf you are driving to Canada or Mexico rather than flying, you don't need a passport. An enhanced driver's license will work. Currently only Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Washington offer enhanced driver's licenses, which also function as Real ID driver's licenses.