Fences and Fees on the Border? Not Likely


Good news for international travelers and shippers: the U.S. won't be introducing border crossing fees at land ports of entry.

The U.S. Senate's judiciary committee voted on Thursday to amend the Immigration Reform Bill, banning a fee that the Department of Homeland Security had wanted the U.S. Congress to authorize. The fee would have been collected from everyone entering the U.S. at land crossings bordering Canada and Mexico.

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