For the past 30 years or so I've carried first credit and then ATM cards. No one has ever quibbled at any border, despite the fact that all borders have similar rules. Did you try showing credit cards first?
Usually this sort of rule is really not aimed at the relatively well-heeled. It's always been used to keep out those deemed undesirable--at one time that was broke hippies, but these days it's more likely economic migrants.
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