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I suppose it's quite hard to cross a border without some kind of ID.
by lucumo 17y ago
I suppose it's quite hard to cross a border without some kind of ID.
- mbrubeck 17y agoIt'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 agoBlending 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 agoI'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 agoBut 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 agoDepends 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.