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Podcast: Closer Look
Episode: Spend your winters down south? Prepare to be fingerprinted at the border
Description: Canadian snowbirds are starting to flock south for the winter — but many are getting quite the surprise when they reach the American border. U.S. officials have confirmed that anyone entering the country for more than 30 days, via land, must agree to be photographed and fingerprinted. The new regulations stem from U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order that requires many foreign visitors staying a month or longer to register with the government.How are snowbirds reacting to the new rules? Are any refusing to be fingerprinted, choosing instea...