Y'all come down and stay longer!
[I still wish we could create a Schengen-style treaty, like the European Union has, where we could cross our borders freely. This is somewhat of a start.]
"Or at least that's the intent behind a bill announced Thursday by a bipartisan group of congressional legislators representing - unsurprisingly - northern tier states with close ties to the Great White North and southern states where Canadians migrate for the winter.
The bill known as the Canadian Snowbird Visa Act and would extend the amount of time Canadians who own or lease a home in the U.S. can visit each year by two months.
Under current law, Canadian visitors must limit travel to the U.S. to 182 days a year. The proposed law would let Canadian citizens who are over the age of 50 and own or rent a residence in the U.S. to stay in the country for up to 240 days annually.
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