From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >> Nonetheless, for reasons I don't understand EDLs are a bust.   
   >   
   >They're expensive, for one thing; states have to determine whether the   
   >applicant is a US citizen, and the documentation requirements are much   
   >tougher than for regular licenses. ...   
      
   Sure, but the comparison isn't to plain licenses, it's to passport   
   cards.  Here in NY, an EDL costs $30 over what you pay for a normal   
   license.  A passport card is $55.  You can get a passport card for $30   
   if you have a passport book, but a passport card is pointless if you   
   have a passport book.  If you travel enough that it's a hassle to   
   carry the book when you cross the border, it's worth the $50 for   
   NEXUS.   
      
   >There are major advantages to a NEXUS card over a passport card (or   
   >enhanced drivers license), though   
      
   No kidding, had one for years.  I was under the impression that you   
   needed a passport book to apply for NEXUS, but now that I look at the   
   application form, it says that a birth certificate and drivers'   
   license is sufficient.   
      
   R's,   
   John   
      
   ObRail: there is a NEXUS enrollment center in Niagara Falls at 2250   
   Whirlpool St, approximately underneath the railroad bridge that   
   passenger trains use on the NY-Toronto route.  The lower level of   
   that bridge is a NEXUS-only passenger car crossing.   
      
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