1.  a)  What will a new U.S. rule require of travelers entering the U.S. by land from Canada?
b) Why do you think this rule is being implemented?

2.  a) What concerns Canadian officials and many U.S. lawmakers from states along the border?
b) What U.S./Canadian trade statistics are given in this article?

3.  a) By what date must the new passport rules be enforced for travelers crossing by land from Mexico and Canada?
b) Why do DHS officials say the rules can be enforced sooner?
c) Why does Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson disagree with this argument?

4. How might the following problems resulting from the new passport rule be addressed?
a) a person does not know about the law and arrives at the border without a passport
b) In Canada, due to the high volume of passport applications, the waiting time to get a passport could be longer than usual.
c) the passport requirement will deter tourists from traveling to the U.S.
 
5.  The deadline for implementing the new passport rule is almost 2 1/2 years away.  The DHS wants to implement the new rule before then.  The Canadian government and others doing trade between the two countries do not want to implement the new rule early.  When do you think people traveling into the U.S. by car from the Canadian border should be required to show their passports?  Explain your answer.