No offence taken ,Gota Cohiba, but they at INS/homeland security really do throw people in jail for such minor things Yes you are absolutely right about illegals getting in , but if some foreign tourists make the double blunder of overstaying their USA entry permits and then making that known to the authorities they are into problem territory. A year or so ago there was a news report of several Dutchmen getting into hotwater and winding up in jail for a while because they overstayed their visa time.Others have had the same happen, .It is best to assume that every border needs some form of documentation and then seek it out before getting deep into the country .Just because there is no great bureaucratic machine waiting to process you does not mean there are no restrictions.It is especially tricky for Europeans who are now used to just driving across their EU borders without a thought.
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