Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Jessie Mangaliman column: Immigrant Experience: Travelers to Mexico will need a passport.(Column)

Byline: Jessie Mangaliman

Nov. 26--Q My mother is ailing and I might need to go to Mexico soon. I am an American citizen and I have my naturalization certificate. I've heard that now I am required to have a current passport in order to re-enter the United States. Is it true? Manny Meza

San Jose A As part of the government's recent efforts to secure U.S. borders and to beef up national security, changes will soon be in place for travel documents required of U.S. citizens. It used to be that U.S. citizens were able to cross into Mexico or Canada, and re-enter the United States with just a driver's license. But it's a different time. The ...

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