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I'm surprised all of these ppl stayed in the US. I would imagine it's a lot harder to track someone down if they disappeared to the other side of the world.

lucumo 17y ago
I suppose it's quite hard to cross a border without some kind of ID.
- mbrubeck 17y ago
  It's also harder to blend in as a foreigner, and as an undocumented immigrant you'd have extra problems if you get into any trouble with the foreign authorities. In your home country you can blend in just by acting like everyone else.
  - knightinblue 17y ago
    Blending in isn't really an issue when you're on the other side of the world, hence the attraction. Documents can be easily obtained. And as long as you don't have to work or do business, you rarely have to deal with the authorities. If the problem is money however, then that's a valid issue. Because all of the above cost significant amounts of money.
  - technomancy 17y ago
    > as an undocumented immigrant you'd have extra problems if you get into any trouble with the foreign authorities Pick the right country and that's not a problem at all; a couple of strategic bribes can get you out of trouble in most of the world.
    - electronslave 17y ago
      I'd be interested in seeing your proof for this claim. My experience has been the opposite: a stateless individual must entirely vanish from the map.
- a-priori 17y ago
  But the one guy supposedly did a lot of travelling for work. He could have faked the death while on a trip in another country, leaving his passport somewhere so people would know it was him.
- njharman 17y ago
  Depends on the border. Biking around Europe I passed from Germany to Czech Republic with nothing more than a wave to/from the border guard. Also, U.S. Mexico border is not that hard. Tons of people and drugs do it daily.
akronim 17y ago
But it does remove the need for a fake passport.
tedunangst 17y ago
Harder to visit your family from across the world.
- Devilboy 17y ago
  Sounds like a job for video conferencing if you ask me!

lucumo 17y ago

I suppose it's quite hard to cross a border without some kind of ID.

mbrubeck 17y ago
It's also harder to blend in as a foreigner, and as an undocumented immigrant you'd have extra problems if you get into any trouble with the foreign authorities. In your home country you can blend in just by acting like everyone else.
- knightinblue 17y ago
  Blending in isn't really an issue when you're on the other side of the world, hence the attraction. Documents can be easily obtained. And as long as you don't have to work or do business, you rarely have to deal with the authorities. If the problem is money however, then that's a valid issue. Because all of the above cost significant amounts of money.
- technomancy 17y ago
  > as an undocumented immigrant you'd have extra problems if you get into any trouble with the foreign authorities Pick the right country and that's not a problem at all; a couple of strategic bribes can get you out of trouble in most of the world.
  - electronslave 17y ago
    I'd be interested in seeing your proof for this claim. My experience has been the opposite: a stateless individual must entirely vanish from the map.
a-priori 17y ago
But the one guy supposedly did a lot of travelling for work. He could have faked the death while on a trip in another country, leaving his passport somewhere so people would know it was him.
njharman 17y ago
Depends on the border. Biking around Europe I passed from Germany to Czech Republic with nothing more than a wave to/from the border guard. Also, U.S. Mexico border is not that hard. Tons of people and drugs do it daily.

akronim 17y ago

But it does remove the need for a fake passport.

tedunangst 17y ago

Harder to visit your family from across the world.

Devilboy 17y ago
Sounds like a job for video conferencing if you ask me!