shockedcanadian
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He signed this into law on his first day in office and it was almost certainly to ensure that illegal aliens are accounted for. However, we have a relationship with the U.S both ways in which Canadians stay in the U.S for many months and literally generate billions of dollars of economic activity for the U.S EACH YEAR.
Trump needs to put in a carve out because some fear mongerers here are warning Canadians to not go to the U.S due to this law. He just needs to amend it to allow Canadians to stay the usual six months. This is huge for the U.S economy and I guarantee you that the confusion is going to cost the U.S a great deal of tourism/staycations by Canadians.
On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued the Protecting the American People Against Invasion executive order which directed the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens comply with their duty to register with the government under section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1302), and ensure that failure to comply is treated as a civil and criminal enforcement priority.
The INA requires that, with limited exceptions, all aliens 14 years of age or older who were not fingerprinted or registered when applying for a U.S. visa and who remain in the United States for 30 days or longer, must apply for registration and fingerprinting. Similarly, parents and guardians must ensure that their children below the age of 14 are registered. Within 30 days of reaching his or her 14th birthday, the previously registered alien child must apply for re-registration and to be fingerprinted.
Once an alien has registered and appeared for fingerprinting (unless waived), DHS will issue evidence of registration, which aliens over the age of 18 must carry and keep in their possession at all times.
Trump needs to put in a carve out because some fear mongerers here are warning Canadians to not go to the U.S due to this law. He just needs to amend it to allow Canadians to stay the usual six months. This is huge for the U.S economy and I guarantee you that the confusion is going to cost the U.S a great deal of tourism/staycations by Canadians.
Alien Registration Requirement | USCIS
On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, which directed the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens comply with their duty to register with the government under section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality...
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On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued the Protecting the American People Against Invasion executive order which directed the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens comply with their duty to register with the government under section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1302), and ensure that failure to comply is treated as a civil and criminal enforcement priority.
The INA requires that, with limited exceptions, all aliens 14 years of age or older who were not fingerprinted or registered when applying for a U.S. visa and who remain in the United States for 30 days or longer, must apply for registration and fingerprinting. Similarly, parents and guardians must ensure that their children below the age of 14 are registered. Within 30 days of reaching his or her 14th birthday, the previously registered alien child must apply for re-registration and to be fingerprinted.
Once an alien has registered and appeared for fingerprinting (unless waived), DHS will issue evidence of registration, which aliens over the age of 18 must carry and keep in their possession at all times.
