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Days, hours, minutes & seconds remaining until the new passport requirement goes into effect for US citizens returning to the USA from Mexico. Up until that time a valid ID with a birth certificate may be used to prove citizenship and re-enter the country. After that time a passport will be required.

For more information on the new travel initiative:

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

A passport is now required for normal access driving across the northern Mexican border into the USA. If you bring a birth certificate and drivers license they will probably let you in but only after spending some time in secondary inspection area.

Just get a passport and avoid the hassle.