Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy: Department of Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security: The Department of Homeland Security had wanted the U.S. Congress to authorize the study of a fee that could be collected from everyone entering the U.S. at land crossings bordering Canada and Mexico, according to CBC. Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, who chairs the committee, said a fee would stop Canadians from visiting the U.S. and could threaten trade and the economy and The U.S. won't be introducing border crossing fees at land ports of entry. But the Senate's judiciary committee on Thursday voted to amend the Immigration Reform Bill to ban the fee altogether. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.